Small label Century Media, along with its associated labels "InsideOutMusic", ?Superballmusic? and ?People Like You" have pulled their music from Spotify, citing declining CD sales.
Says the label:
While everyone at the label group believes in the ever changing possibilities of new technology and new ways of bringing music to the fans, Century Media is also of the opinion that Spotify ... [ read the full article ]
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Originally posted by statomike: What kind of moron is buying this story that Spotify is the reason for CD decline? CD sales are in decline everywhere, and they aren't coming back.
The real question is who is buying the story that artists make money from CD sales or even need labels. They make nothing...Spotify gives them more exposure and will lead to more concert/merchandise sales..the labels are just scared of it/greedy.
Most "unknown" artists only make money from concerts. Dropping CD sales, but with increased exposure because of Spotify, benefits them. It only hurts the labels.
Originally posted by statomike: What kind of moron is buying this story that Spotify is the reason for CD decline? CD sales are in decline everywhere, and they aren't coming back.
It's more a case of them levelling out and the music companies (share holders) are expecting them to keep going up as you expect all the kids will buy CDs and with the general population going up all over the world that should be true.
Though that doesn't seem to be happening and is just staying level with last years amounts, it's not really going down nor is it going up.
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