PF rappers on Spotify

[Philaflava]

I see the new Intuition album is up. I know Atmosphere got most of their catalog. OME got some stuff. Ardamus I see just one album.

Can any of your who have music on there let me know so I can add it to a master playlist. Thanks.

http://open.spotify.com/user/opinionate ... 0LgXwizuaB

[Blockhead]

Not a rapper, but I'm there too. Perfect for chill out rooms at your local rave.

[Philaflava]

already got a few of your tracks on the list homie.

i should say ANY musician holla with your info.

[Dids]

How much do y'all see from that? I badgered my best friend into listening to Tui's album, which he's liked, so I assume Tui's got like 13 extra cents or something, but how much play to you have to get before that's a meaningful revenue stream?

[ardamus]

I went thru CD Baby with that album which is why you see it. Might as well do it with the others.

[battlecatmeowstab212]

I'm on there. You adding entire projects or want us to name individual tracks?

[Blockhead]

How much do y'all see from that? I badgered my best friend into listening to Tui's album, which he's liked, so I assume Tui's got like 13 extra cents or something, but how much play to you have to get before that's a meaningful revenue stream?

I've heard it's some ridiculous shit like .00001% of a penny for every listen but, last royalty statement I got, the spotify money wasn't that bad so, either that percentage isn't real or I get more plays than lil' Wayne on spottily. I'mma assume it's the former.

[ardamus]

I aint seen shit from it. Matter of fact, I didnt even know spotify had it. Any money Ive made from music have been shows, which I either pay a bill or two with, some hand to hand sales, or from bandcamp mainly. Then, there's grants , special projects (like the NIH thing I did with Open Mike Eagle and Silencio) and etc.

[Mindbender Futurama]

shit still ain't in Canada, WTF :megafail:



OMG is it now?

FINALLYYYYY

[Philaflava]

How much do y'all see from that? I badgered my best friend into listening to Tui's album, which he's liked, so I assume Tui's got like 13 extra cents or something, but how much play to you have to get before that's a meaningful revenue stream?

A friend of me told me he got a check for $2.00 after like a year of plays. Doesn't Spotify pay like $.0007 per play or some ridiculous # ? Apparently, labels just sells master for hundreds of thousands and tell Spotify to go wild. Nobody is really benefiting financially but it seems like a great promotional tool.​

[Career Over Like Mike(NJJ)]

@ Mindbender tryna make excuses because he's been rapping 20 years but doesn't have a single song on Spotify.

[Y@k Bollocks]

I've heard it's some ridiculous shit like .00001% of a penny for every listen but, last royalty statement I got, the spotify money wasn't that bad so, either that percentage isn't real or I get more plays than lil' Wayne on spottily. I'mma assume it's the former.

Haha. That's dope! This graphic might interest you...

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[Rob Sonic]

shit makes me want to kill myself, you have to rap for 1000 lives to see money from it.

[thekeentwo]

keen x sid album
and thekeenone - shine single track

[Cryptic One]

my first solo is album is on spotify

when i look at spotify as a musician?
"yeah, fuck spotify!"

when i look at spotify as a listener?
"spotify? fuck yeah!"

[observe911]

You won't make money from spotify..I'm supposed to be on pandora but it's going thru the genome project right now...been a few months.l..Pandoras better cuz it's only 3 songs off your album and if they like it they can hit the link..I don't see the point of putting music on spotify unless you want to give it out for free..don't see how it would be used as a promotional tool..it's not like some random person is gonna come upon your album..

[observe911]

my first solo is album is on spotify

when i look at spotify as a musician?
"yeah, fuck spotify!"

when i look at spotify as a listener?
"spotify? fuck yeah!"

Lol..true..

[Piff Tannen]

You won't make money from spotify..I'm supposed to be on pandora but it's going thru the genome project right now...been a few months.l..Pandoras better cuz it's only 3 songs off your album and if they like it they can hit the link..I don't see the point of putting music on spotify unless you want to give it out for free..don't see how it would be used as a promotional tool..it's not like some random person is gonna come upon your album..

i dunno man, ive ended up coming across random albums and artists on spotify that i continue to listen to and support. i feel like it it wasnt useful they wouldn't have the 'related artists' tab. ive also put lots of people onto music who can go to spotify and check it out before buying or going to see shit live

[MC Homeless]

I'm on there.

[Sylissez]

Friend of mine texted me cause OME popped up on their Spotify and they remembered me playing some of his stuff. They are now a fan.

[Dids]

Spotify is a good way to get lazy/broke/picky people to give something a chance. I'd never be able to talk somebody into buying an album or streaming something off of somebody's site, but if they already consume all their music on spotify and you can just talk them into listening to something specific for a half hour, that's a win.

[BigCat8]

The lack of on Google Music is disappointing.

[observe911]

A Los Angeles band figured out a way to make $20,000 from Spotify by doing absolutely nothing.

The royalties started pouring in after Los Angeles band Vulfpeck wrote Sleepify, a completely silent album, and posted it to Spotify.

The scheme, intended to fund a tour of free shows, called for fans to stream the silent album through the night as they slept.

The band's fanbase is small—about 1,000 or so—and Spotify's royalty rate is only $.007 a stream, but the overnight plays began to add up.

Fans played the album nightly, each generating up to $3 as they slept, according to an interview in Vice. Spotify soon owed Vulfpeck a $20,000 royalty check.

Eventually the streaming service figured out what was going on.

"It's a clever stunt but we prefer Vulfpeck's earlier albums," Spotify spokesman Graham James said. "Sleepify seems derivative of John Cage's work."

Of course Spotify's sense of humor only goes so far—last week they made Vulfpeck remove the album, citing a violation of their terms and conditions.

UPDATE: As the band points out, they haven't actually received the full check—yet. "My guess is we will," Vulfpeck keyboardist Jack Stratton told Vice. "Spotify pays two months after the listen. So we'll know in May sometime."