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Yes, 1000x yes.
Sony Music is calling for an end to free music streaming services that are funded by ads.
Chairman Rob Stringer puts it out there:
“At Sony Music, we think everyone is willing to pay something for access to virtually the entire universe of music."
“In mature markets, we hope that our partners close that gap [between free & paid] by asking consumers using ad-supported services to additionally pay a modest fee. This would help develop this segment of the streaming business to be more than just a marketing funnel for paid subscription and still be a tremendous value for users.”
Spotify, Youtube & Amazon have free tiers.
Apple Music does not.
- Ad-supported streams pay almost nothing.
- The balance of free to paid keeps growing.
- But it's massively effective in bringing more people into the system.
Change requires a united front.
My thoughts:
1. Max free out at 3 months
2. Have very limited access
3. Then, require ~$4/mo for ad-supported
If people really want to get around paying, they'll find a way. But, they were never going to pay anyway.
What do you think?
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I can’t wait until 50 million years from now when the crab people excavate our bones in awe and wonder of a long forgotten age and make the blockbuster action thriller movie “Homosapien Park”
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MattSoundsGood retweeted
“I feel unsettled when I stream music on Spotify. Maybe you feel that way, too.”
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Oh no my blue Twitter check mark! For how notable and famous I am! It’s gone and now I just don’t want to pay to get it back and there’s nothing you can do to prove I didn’t have it before. Not that you need to because I was totally so cool and so verified before. Woah is me!
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Do you ever feel like you just absorb all the energy around you without a filter? And you never show it but it slowly takes up all the space inside of you until it becomes unbearable. And you get so full that you can’t even give to the people in your life that matter most?
MattSoundsGood retweeted
Pro tip! If you’re struggling with mixing your kick drum, just remember that eventually the earth will be swallowed by the sun
