Music Business

Should music streaming services start charging free users? 🤔

This is the question brough up by Sony Music Entertainment CEO Rob Stringer in the article below. 

What are you thoughts?

Should music streaming services start charging free users? 🤔

This is the question brough up by Sony Music Entertainment CEO Rob Stringer in the article below. 

What are you thoughts?

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They would lose 80-90% of their users. The internet became accustomed to free music a long time ago, now video content too.  Even kids, aren't that much into shows/ films created by studios, they watch solo creators on YouTube more often.  Artists have to adapt and monetize in a different way.  Also, F the mainsteam

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It was a good era in general...but as the internet started evolving and music was getting easier to find, I would discover a ton of new artists.  Would make mixtapes and share them with my friends who always appreciated the eclectic taste and variety.

I don't think it will ever be like it used to be. There would be uproar about paying for all music again. I used to have to pick and choose in my youth what new CDs to buy and traded with friends. To be honest, it was good fun and built community and fandom when you didn't have the world of music at your fingertips.