TTU

11mo

Is art over?

Plight

11mo

Like just read this bs lmfao

Plight

11mo

This is how I imagine you actually. Just nodding away every time your head forms a critical thought.

maxxing

11mo

How is this relevant, her shows were sold out. The point is even if you’re popular enough to sell every seat you’re still touring at a loss

SMALL GLO

11mo

If jamila woods is really about music for the art then she’ll still do it as a hobby knowing it comes at a loss money wise, but still have a side job to make ends meet

But she not doing that cause at the end of the day she just wants a bank

SMALL GLO

11mo

If jamila woods is really about music for the art then she’ll still do it as a hobby knowing it comes at a loss money wise, but still have a side job to make ends meet

But she not doing that cause at the end of the day she just wants a bank

hysteric gamer

11mo

we know, clown

lgbtq God

11mo

Music industry is f***ing cooked, streaming where it's at now

Water Giver

11mo

Unironically artists should stream just daily life stuff, them in the studio working & whatever hobby they have

Shoutout schoolboy q for streaming games and shout out tpain who streams studio sessions

insertcoolnamehere

11mo

(Type mad I was supposed to see this show in nyc but i was busy that day smh)

https://www.instagram.com/p/C5YsE1AxE1R/?igsh=cTU5N3h5OGF3ZWZq

And this aint one of those “aww she got low ticket sales” situations as they were selling well (Paris was already sold out)

it would be easier to say “due to unforeseen circumstances,” but a dear friend encouraged me to be more transparent. many people don’t realize that musicians often tour at a loss

She proceeds to explain how it’s a huge investment to tour with a band + crew of our size, and i’ve been fortunate to make that investment many times. but the landscape has changed drastically since 2020. between renting gear, transportation and accommodation costs, even if we sold out every show the financial burden wouldn’t be practical to take on.

artists been talking about this for a while. Merch and touring were the last things artists had that really made them any money. If niggas can’t really tour then wtf do we have left?

i’m eagerly envisioning a future where musicians can unionize, where streaming services pay artists fairly, and where the industry becomes more equitable for artists at all stages of their careers. in the meantime, i’m gonna take a beat to reimagine what a more sustainable way of touring overseas could look like, and also dream on some alternative ways to connect on here and irl.

I fux with the optimism but I wonder when ppl gonna realize the only remedy to fix this is a hard reset

Kingcrowded_

11mo

PA?

elseq1 5

11mo

When did she divorce from James Blake?

insertcoolnamehere

11mo

Turning musicians into content creators

Art is donezo

Water Giver

11mo

Stuff like streaming and vids is an easy modern way of earning extra money, extra exposure & owning your own "promo" that is artist controlled

I mean one of the reasons TDE blew up was their vlogs and joke vids at the studio and the house all 4 of them lived in together for a bit, real 1s know what im talking about, along with freestyle/cypher vids and loosies music videos and songs

Same with Odd Future who also utlized tf out of Vine n Youtube

Even Drake had little vlog vids here and there in his early days where he would be around Wayne, Joe Budden, Cole, Sean, Cudi, Nicki etc. during sfg & tml and now the day in a life, giveaways, collabs and gambling type of streams he does here n there

Streaming and videos in general is so under utilized in music and its something an artist can actually control and (hopefully) reap the benefits of nearly 100 percent

Doesnt even have to be a "character" or stereotypical stream-core s*** - just you and it doesn't even have to be an all day thing

Its given TPain a whole 2nd wind because he streams studio sessions of other artists (he does engineering and beats for artists now for a while) & him as a singer/rapper, as an example

SMALL GLO

11mo

At the end of the day music is like the nba. Only the 1% are going to make it, get your degree or learn a trade fam

X7JQ9L2MF4A8Z

11mo

you’re an idiot

Plight

11mo

It's not. You can't make money then it can't be a job. That simple.

X7JQ9L2MF4A8Z

11mo

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in between that Future Drake megathread and this one being polluted with 2024 trolls this site is basically unusable at this point

might just start lurking or get on TikTok, it would be a better use of my time honestly

Plight

11mo

Like just read this bs lmfao