Comments on: Lady Gaga Earns Slightly More From Spotify Than Piracy

By: His Master Voice* « La opción b

His Master Voice* « La opción b — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:17:12 +0000

[...] y los artistas se quedan lo de siempre: las migajas. Hay una noticia reciente que decía que Lady Gaga había cobrado sólo 112 euros por 1 millón de escuchas de una de sus canciones. Uno puede creérselo o no. Pero hay literatura suficiente sobre el asunto como para pensar que si [...]

By: Caldoran

Caldoran — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:12:53 +0000

To the absolute idiots here taking low-blows about how her music is “lousy” or that she “can’t sing”, or otherwise something with a similar effect, such as “I’m surprised people even listen to her”, watch THIS:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWW6xLDbi3c
I dare you to. Then the next dare?
Repeat whatever it is you said.
Morons.

By: ¿Cuánto gana Lady Gaga con Spotify? | Música Online 2.0

¿Cuánto gana Lady Gaga con Spotify? | Música Online 2.0 — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 06:54:44 +0000

[...] Circula recientemente una historia surgida de ciertos medios de comunicación suecos que cuenta que sólo Lady Gaga se ha llevado 167 millones de dólares por haber sido su sencillo Poker Face reproducido un millón de veces en Spotify. No es desde luego la mejor forma de anunciar el servicio. De hecho, es sólo un bulo más entre los recientes que hablan del dinero que hacen los artistas al ser reproducidos en Spotify. [...]

By: Emily

Emily — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:52:03 +0000

Sorry if this has been said before.

The whole point is not to know if Lady Gaga makes good or bad music and if she deserves the money. She’s used to get your attention because no one would read this if Swell Season wasnt getting paid enough. Spotify is definately not working right now because it is barely better than illegal download, the artists should get paid for the music they make and the record labels shouldnt put their artists on this kind of website because it makes it legit and leads the people who download the song to believe that they arent doing something bad for the music industry.

By: ttt

ttt — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:05:09 +0000

http://electronlibre.info/Polemique-sur-ce-que-Spotify,00524 (French).

According to this site, she would have earned more than just $167. Sorry if it had already been pointed out.

By: Spotify Isn’t Ripping Off Artists, The Labels Are @ blog.idtorrent.org

Spotify Isn’t Ripping Off Artists, The Labels Are @ blog.idtorrent.org — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:57:09 +0000

[...] if we take a look at the numbers relating to Lady Gaga that we reported a few days ago, Spotify is barely generating more revenue than most artists make from illicit [...]

By: Lady Ga ga ga ga

Lady Ga ga ga ga — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:35:32 +0000

She’s a crazy ass bitch who is hot as hell and I would!

By: glr

glr — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:30:41 +0000

I must ask though, how much money does an artist get for every played song on the radio?

By: your mom

your mom — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:45:07 +0000

It makes no sense that someone who works for a file sharing news website would be so anti ones own consumer base.

By: Musik 2.0: Lady Gaga, Lily Allen und die Generation Kostenlos | Basic Thinking Blog

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:55:51 +0000

[...] gibt es ganz aktuelle Zahlen, was ein Megastar – Lady Gaga – daran verdient, dass ihre Songs bei Spotify [...]

By: Daddy GooGoo

Daddy GooGoo — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:17:26 +0000

@139 Anonymous
Would that be lady caca your tired of seeing everywhere?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:54:46 +0000

just sick of seeing this caca everywhere…

By: Musicians—Money Is Not Motivation

Musicians—Money Is Not Motivation — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:15:08 +0000

[...] true motivation—in response to the exorbitant editorial negativity surrounding yesterday’s news of Lady Gaga getting paid $167 for 1+ million Spotify streams. Where I live—in the US—Spotify [...]

By: Kosmo

Kosmo — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:37:16 +0000

Larry Lessing, lawyer and a Standford professor is some what of an activist when it comes to copyright issues.

On hes TED talk he covers the past and present of copyrights and it seems they have never been without a controversy. 1906 a debate was held whether the gramophones were arts and music or not.

Interesting talk and gives some perspective on how ludicrous some of the stiffer laws on digital content are and how a middle ground should be found.

http://www.ted.com/talks/larry_lessig_says_the_law_is_strangling_creativity.html

By: Would Lady Gaga rather be Pirated than Spotted?

Would Lady Gaga rather be Pirated than Spotted? — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:08:15 +0000

[...] of Swedish artist, Magnus Uggla and the Lady might well feel the same, based on the information in this post, saying that she was only paid a pittance by the Swedish performing rights society for a huge [...]

By: Brief von Rasch Rechtsanw?lte Hamburg - Teil 2 - Seite 143 - netzwelt.de Forum

Brief von Rasch Rechtsanw?lte Hamburg - Teil 2 - Seite 143 - netzwelt.de Forum — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:50:21 +0000

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By: GrossChecker

GrossChecker — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:53:42 +0000

You all missed the point entirely. Of course the play/download count numbers were made up by the industry. Nobody listens to that crap. As a matter of fact, only 10 people downloaded her album, that’s where the 113 Euro come in.
Spotify claims one million plays in order to signal “Look, we’re such a popular site. Come and invest!”. The label claims one million plays in order to signal “Look, we got such popular artists. Come and buy!”
Glad I could help.

By: hellomeow

hellomeow — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:47:28 +0000

“Piracy is without a doubt, truly evil.”

Get this crap off TorrentFreak, plox.

By: Spotify Isn’t Ripping Off Artists, The Labels Are | InstantIdiocy

Spotify Isn’t Ripping Off Artists, The Labels Are | InstantIdiocy — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:42:27 +0000

[...] if we take a look at the numbers relating to Lady Gaga that we reported a few days ago, Spotify is barely generating more revenue than most artists make from illicit [...]

By: Thanks to Spotify Lady Gaga Can Buy a Keg! « The New Rockstar Philosophy

Thanks to Spotify Lady Gaga Can Buy a Keg! « The New Rockstar Philosophy — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:08:44 +0000

[...] a report recently claims that even after Lady Gaga got a million plays on Spotify she only made $167. [...]

By: Spotify Isn’t Ripping Off Artists, The Labels Are | We R Pirates

Spotify Isn’t Ripping Off Artists, The Labels Are | We R Pirates — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:56:56 +0000

[...] if we take a look at the numbers relating to Lady Gaga that we reported a few days ago, Spotify is barely generating more revenue than most artists make from illicit [...]

By: Anon

Anon — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:11:17 +0000

@Spelling Nazi

Not everyone speaks/writes English as their primary language. You do understand how the interweb works, right? People from around the world of MANY languages can post on here. Perhaps a remedial social studies class is in order for you.

Damn nazis always starting trouble!

By: SPOTIFY SLAPS DOWN ON LADY GAGA ROYALTIES RUMORS

SPOTIFY SLAPS DOWN ON LADY GAGA ROYALTIES RUMORS — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:53:01 +0000

[...] Music Ally There’s a story going round this week, originating from the Swedish media, that Lady Gaga only earned $167 from a million streams of her [...]

By: HOW MUCH DO ARTISTS MAKE FROM SPOTIFY AND OTHER STREAMING SITES??

HOW MUCH DO ARTISTS MAKE FROM SPOTIFY AND OTHER STREAMING SITES?? — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:19:12 +0000

[...] The report doesn’t say that they are just paying for streaming in Sweden, but instead list how many overall streams she’s generated. Also that this is just her Performance royalty payment and doesn’t include what Spotify pays to the label who owns the master [Learn More]. [...]

By: Music Ally | Blog Archive » Spotify slaps down Lady Gaga royalties rumours

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:03:15 +0000

[...] a story going round this week, originating from the Swedish media, that Lady Gaga only earned $167 from a million streams of her [...]

By: Spotify Isn’t Ripping Off Artists, The Labels Are - P2P Talk?

Spotify Isn’t Ripping Off Artists, The Labels Are - P2P Talk? — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:58:08 +0000

[...] if we take a look at the numbers relating to Lady Gaga that we reported a few days ago, Spotify is barely generating more revenue than most artists make from illicit [...]

By: jimmy crack

jimmy crack — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:45:40 +0000

“one can’t help but wonder if it is ever going to bring in decent money for the artists.”

Nope, how can you expect the artist to get paid when the producers and record labels are involved, lol. Don’t blame the free people because the rich get richer at the expense of the artist.

By: Lesezeichen vom 23. November 2009 | PolkaRobot

Lesezeichen vom 23. November 2009 | PolkaRobot — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:28:07 +0000

[...] Lady Gaga Earns Slightly More From Spotify Than Piracy | TorrentFreak "Piracy is without a doubt, truly evil. It doesn’t help the artists, it robs them of their rightful revenue and is such a poor basis for a business model, it’s unworthy of consideration. Of course, new streaming sites are miles better, offering a legal way to listen to free music. Hmm – Lady Gaga got a million plays on Spotify and earned $167." [...]

By: isoHunt

isoHunt — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:09:54 +0000

@LadyGaga earns $167 from 1M Spotify plays, while Radiohead made $millions from pay-what-u-want but free DLs of In Rainbows. Gaga, I’m sure BT users will donate more to you than $167 if you torrent your songs yourself ;)

By: AntiHero

AntiHero — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:25:11 +0000

So the million dollar record deals and hundreds of thousands of dollars in concert revenues just can’t get these peoples pockets fat enough?

I can’t even afford to eat 3 meals a day!

167 bucks would feed that bitch mcdonalds for a week!

By: Low payout for Gaga from Spotify « Spotify news and technology progress by Fredrik Kjell

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:09:01 +0000

By: Jesse Woods

Jesse Woods — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:35:52 +0000

Wow, amazing, Is lady “guy guy” doing that well? I had absolutely no idea!

Jess
http://www.ultimate-privacy.br.tc

By: koningwoning

koningwoning — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:20:09 +0000

I think some people don’t understand that Spotify is still not raking in cash.
First: they are still losing money on streaming their content…. it’s only a matter of time before they “Last.Fm” their service: only paid subscriptions – meaning less streams and finally making money. But first they need the critical mass.
Second: their number of advertisers is a lot lower than you think. The numbers people here are calling is ludicrous… especially as they do not know how Spotify does it’s ads: three or four times max per hour a radio spot in between streaming – or premium subscription of € 10 per month.

They now have 34.000 paying users. So no… if you are not played – you are not paid.

They also only very recently introduced the “Download song” option… so not a lot of people will be using that right now… give it some time.

I am wondering how much Lady Gaga earned by a radio station of normal proportions per time played. Becaus eit´s as if she was payed on a big radio station here in NL about twice… getting € 167,- for that is not that bad…..

Want to know more…. come join me @ http://www.ThedigitalHighC.com (going live tonight) or follow me on twitter: @koningwoning

By: torrents vs spotify | deninho.gr

torrents vs spotify | deninho.gr — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:15:20 +0000

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? Lady Gaga ?????? ?? ???? ?? ??? ??? ?? Spotify | Search Top Greek Blog — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:27:40 +0000

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By: Spotify pays Lady Gaga $167 for 1 million plays | Electricpig

Spotify pays Lady Gaga $167 for 1 million plays | Electricpig — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:00:09 +0000

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By: Spotify und die Verdienstmöglichkeiten für Musiker | myoon

Spotify und die Verdienstmöglichkeiten für Musiker | myoon — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:18:08 +0000

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By: C

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:22:59 +0000

Performing rights revenues are a distorted metric. If Lady Gaga wrote 5% of the song, then the song generated more revenue than is reported here. And the performing right only rewards the songwriting – it doesn’t look at the master/sound recording right, which usually generates significantly more money.

Artists and songwriters are often different people. To say that the artist gets paid nothing because one song she may have written a small share of generated $167 is misleading, at best.

By: The Spelling Nazi

The Spelling Nazi — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:45:57 +0000

@61

It’s p-a-i-d, not “payed”. And only one f in professionalism. Perhaps, instead of a day job, some remedial school courses are in order.

By: A Ga Ga approach to marketing? « The Naked Pheasant

A Ga Ga approach to marketing? « The Naked Pheasant — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:32:19 +0000

[...] Face’ is one of the most popular tracks on Spotify, being played over a million times, yet a report claims that she has earned only $167 (about £100) from this. In view of the fact that many of the big [...]

By: jacicaalban

jacicaalban — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:46:19 +0000

what the hell is that about? lady gaga does not even deserve to shine David bowie s shoes. what the hell has she invented other then pop 80s sound of music .. which if im not mistaken has been done already through Gwen stefani’s albums. while David bowie invented styles like glam rock, new wave, blue-eyed soul….not to mention the countless other characters he created. Ziggy, Halloween jack, the thin white duke, etc…..
back in the day artist had to earn their place in history and became legends for doing so. today its all whatever you want……not even art anymore

so how the hell can you compare the two..?Colopure

http://www.goarticles.com/cgi-bin/showa.cgi?C=2163865

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:09:03 +0000

It’s also hard to have sympathy with these artists in general I find, when there are idiots and divas like j-lo and mariah carey who are paid ludicrous amounts of money which they do not deserve, and then treat other people like sh*t. And then there are all these famous rappers flashing millions of dollars of jewellery and cars. First get rid of those all those people from the industry, and then find a way to distribute the wealth more evenly between the artists and everyone involved in getting their music out. Also, like the commenter before points out, this is royalties, not a download service, it’s not spotifys fault.

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Linkwertig: Apple, RealTime CrunchUp, Brizzly, Foursquare » netzwertig.com — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:58:35 +0000

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By: realityBytes

realityBytes — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:54:38 +0000

Without the bullsh*t marketing and hype… Lady Gaga would never have even elevated beyond the recognition of a busker.

For the decrepid excuse of ‘art’ that has been produced by the industry… $167 profit is $167 too much!!

By: IainK

IainK — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:17:25 +0000

This is ludacris. What the hell do artists expect? Does a radio station pay out $167 in royalties per 1mil listeners hearing a track once? No chance. The artists don’t understand that these streaming services are not download services. They are radio.
They are being paid royalties not cash from the purchase of a track.

By: Neocreo

Neocreo — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:09:59 +0000

Question: How much money does Lady Gaga get from her track being played on radio? Also, could an artist who thought he did not receive enough money pull his track from the radio as well? Also, is it Spotifys problem that the labels do not share their revenue with their artists?

As for the conversion rate from free to paid subscribers, I am waiting for a native Linux version of the program if I am gonna pay for it.

By: The Power of the Magic Poodle

The Power of the Magic Poodle — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:23:57 +0000

Spotify sounds like some service to render your clothes requiring a cleaning.

As for Lady Gaga, well, I have a better nickname.

By: 420

420 — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:59:54 +0000

(Dials number again… beep beep beep! Damn it! Still busy!)

By: Anon

Anon — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:49:25 +0000

It must be Monday, the trolls are back!

By: STFU TF

STFU TF — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:12:59 +0000

seems pretty hypocritical for a news site that advocates piracy to criticize a site that attempts to be legal and offer music cheaply when piracy offers zero revenue. I wonder how much money thepiratebay or mininova made for Lady Gaga? Oh yeah, zero………..