Digital Music: Who Gets Paid?

By Blake Lucas

In the first half of 2015, Americans streamed 135 billion on-demand tracks through services like Spotify, Pandora and Apple Music, according to a 2015 Nielsen report. Although streaming services are used often, 78 percent of people surveyed said they were unlikely to pay to listen to the music.

With many users listening for free, how are musicians, record labels and streaming services making money?

This video was created as a final project for the Honors Media Literacy class in the College of Media & Communication.

 

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