No one (other than Spotify and the Majors) knows what major label artists earn per stream, but it’s considerably more than the amount indie artists earn per stream. SO Spotify realized that the only way they could gain the catalogs of (virtually) ALL major label artists was to bend over and take it from the majors, then get up turn around and say thank you very much let’s do this again sometime, k? Too graphic? Well that’s what it feels like as an indie artist or label. If you don’t know, these 3 Majors have various major labels beneath them such as Columbia, RCA, Virgin, Island/Def Jam, Capitol etc. The only way Spotify was able to enter the US market was by striking horribly skewed and “unfair” deals with the 3 major label parent companies: Warner, Universal and Sony. What does this mean? Let me backtrack and give you some simple background on the debate. This is blockheaded and in the long run will tremendously hurt your career and you will eventually come around. I will say, though, don’t not put your music on Spotify out of principle. My conclusion is: there is no correct answer right now, but a mix. I’ve read countless arguments for both sides. One of the biggest debates in music right now is should you put your music on Spotify or reserve it exclusively for pay by mp3 download sites like iTunes. My post below was written before Lowery’s letter, but I’m releasing this now because it fits in the discussion and hopefully this will help indie artists understand Spotify, iTunes and other online streaming/purchase services a little bit better and how to use them effectively.** This has been a massive debate ever since Napster hit over a decade ago. After this, you can put your CD back in the case and open iTunes to listen to your music.**The biggest news story in the music world last week was David Lowery’s response letter to the NPR intern Emily White about the moral implications to not purchase music. The process shouldn’t take very long, especially if you have a powerful computer. The tracks or entire album should be in your library now.
Wait for iTunes to finish importing the files.Select “Yes” to import all the tracks, and “No” to select the tracks you want to import.A message box will pop up, and you have the choice to import the music.However, did you know that you can import the music on your CDs to iTunes? Yes, your CDs are fair game for iTunes library expansion. If you own a PC or external CD drive for Mac, you can play music on CDs while using your computer. The original will be left where you initially placed it. In the future, iTunes will copy a file when you add it to your library. Tick the “Copy Files To iTunes Media Folder When Adding To Library” box.
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