James Blake Partners with Subscription Service Vault to Solve Streaming Royalty Issues for Artists

After A handle of social media getting mad on THE justice of royalties payment structuring In THE music industry, James Blake has announcement her participation In , A direct artist to fan streaming platform concentrate on unpublished music.

"About A week There is I went viral with A job about THE effects of streaming And Tic Tac on artists' ability has support themselves," said Blake In A job on X (Previously Twitter), announcing her new participation with Jump has provide artists with better streaming rates. Jump, of which currency East "What if manufacturing music was enough?," approach Blake After her initial tweets went viral, And he describe their Partnership as A "experience" Or he will charge listeners $5 by month For to access has unpublished material.

"It is music direct Since Me has You, Or No A can guardian What I release has You, Or delay My versions”, he said. "And It is obtained A cat section For everyone has discuss THE music. »

In THE video, he begin by laid out just how little artists TO DO Since streaming royalty fee. "I research has give You a few The figures. This East how a lot artists TO DO out of streaming: Between $0.003 And $0.005 by flow depending on, depending on that platform," he said, "which East A million pieces equals $3,000. If You are sign has A label, SO imagine that Numbers cut has less 50 percent. And After management cut, which East between 15 has 20 percent, And taxes And registration overhead costs, It is just not sustainable For A artist has to focus just on their art. »

He continued by explaining that only 19 percent of artists on Spotify to have more that A thousand listeners, And reference THE do that Tic Tac pay SO little that Universal Music Band deleted It is catalog Since THE platform. "I research has find A path For the musicians has TO DO money directly Since THE music they TO DO, not less has be able has reinvest In THE very Dear process of rental workshops, hiring the musicians, etc. Music East not cheap has TO DO And I research has help encourage the musicians has In fact spend more time manufacturing music. Also, I have speak has A plot of artists that feel frustrated that SO a lot great music go unpublished because he doesn't meet certain requirements Or trends. »

Blake, of which music East often respondent And introspective, East A Grammy winner English singer, songwriter And producer best known For THE electro-soul of 2019 "Assume Form" And collaborations with Franc Ocean And Beyonce. But her calm behavior crack with A recent series of Instagram that intelligently address problems surrounding difficulties that artists confront In income A authentic life Since their music.

Initially, he was checked disabled by A job Since Disabled Save Sounds that discussed rapper-producer French Montana Download different versions of Songs Since her mixtape “Mac & Cheese 5" (including accelerated, slow motion And A capella versions), as GOOD as TikTok negative impact on artists in trouble with financial difficulties. He declared that THE "several versions thing is not it great," And that THE "effect of TikTok/Robins on THE heart songwriting And organize of music" cause "attention deficit" In THE listen public. "Music East My the life aim, And I will not to have mine destroy by A bunch of Labels And technology companies WHO don't do it even pay We And exploit We tirelessly."

Blake SO sharp out that When her blanket of Franc Oceans “Good speed” went viral, Neither he neither Ocean "do A hundred" Since THE Songs popularity. "I don't do it know how a lot millions of unique videos were do with that song but he was several. Most people doesn't even know he was Me because My name doesn't to show up And I was not labeled. I don't do it care about THE money but following time your favorite go viral remember they are not manufacturing shit disabled that. They just obtained 'given A platform' And NOW to have THE 'privilege' of tour A clip of A song. »

"THE industry East beyond fucked And the musicians are get fucked Stronger that anybody," he added. "I am extremely lucky I obtained In Before streaming took on And Before all these shady offers were do behind OUR back. »

"If We to want quality music someone East go to have has pay For he," he declared. "Streaming services don't do it pay correctly, Labels to want A bigger cut that Never And just sit And wait For You has go viral, Tic Tac doesn't pay correctly, And tour East get prohibitively Dear For most artists. »

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