This guy can get all the way fucked.

Not sure who that user is, but callout posts take more effort than blocking. ¯_(ツ)_/¯

Me, when anyone flirts with me.

Fuck, I’m awkward.

Oh definitely. I only passively maintain a facebook account for my music.

Not to sound cheesy, but the fediverse is such a wonderful place. I can’t imagine feeling stuck with Meta.

So science is wrong, and you’re right?

Got it.

This happened to me recently. I posted a link to my Mastodon profile on Facebook to let followers know that I don’t intend to keep using Facebook for music, and it got a total engagement of 2 viewers.

As a test, I posted a dumb meme. ~10k engagement. Facebook intentionally lowers visibility of outside links.

In box C, I don’t see a quarterback. Who’s taking the snap?

I’ll just make it at home. Fuck them.

But seriously

So basically, it’s like this…

Spotify gets their subscription money and ad fees, keeps 30%, then the remaining 70% gets split between all labels, songwriters, publishers, etc., and smaller artists (no label, self-release) get a percentage of your plays in your “market.”

So you end up getting fractions of a penny ($0.004) per play.

Started in 1999 (local label, then Roadrunner), went solo (three labels, biggest I won’t mention), quit in 2014.

Started again in 2017, been doing it ever since as a hobby. Touring is incredibly expensive now. The only real way to break even is by selling advance tickets (for venue assurance), selling merch, and hoping people will by physical media.

In Europe, touring is harder because of venues taxing merch in my experience. Transportation is a bit cheaper, but still a grind, and you’re lucky to break even.

Spotify and other streaming services are a blessing and a curse: the biggest labels can push spins, and services get paid from that + ad revenue. Indie artists get pushed downward, unless they’re playlisted a lot.

I know how it works. Been in this industry a while. I wasn’t expecting you explain — I just responded.

It’s a bit complicated really. They distribute money all over the place, and then the artist gets paid.

It’s kind of the “industry standard,” which sucks, but Spotify pays out less than industry standard. I could go on a rant about how they suffocate indie artists to ensure major labels get their share, but I’ll spare you lol.

I’m not sure what the percentage is that they claim, but it’s far less. I check weekly on mine, and will get fractions of a penny for plays.

On the flipside, Apple Music actually seems to adhere to their percentage.

Just checked the app. Yep, they did. Even zooming in showed nothing.

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Hell, and I can’t emphasize this enough, no.

Came here to say this. He’s not going to do anything that won’t help Israel. He’ll allow America to fall into the shitter before bailing on AIPAC.

I’m so sick of this mfers antics.

Just downloaded it and love it so far! Thanks for the suggestion!