If they insist on making shitty music and whining that they aren’t paid enough, that’s no one’s fault but their own.

No. It’s the fault of the greedy profit hungry streaming services. You can try to diminish the bands complaining by calling their music shitty but I regularly work with bands as an audio engineer and I can tell you without a doubt that many of the most talented musicians I’ve worked with need to make music as a side hustle because it doesn’t pay the bills.

The reality is that presence on streaming services is essential for growth as an artist in this day and age. Youtube isn’t going to to cut it. People are allowed to complain that a system is exploitative. You’re also ignoring the fact that even though streaming services pay peanuts, peanuts are better than nothing. Taking music off of streaming services deprives you of the miniscule income you get from it and deprives you of the publicity you get. The only way to get a following is to be on as many of the major platforms as possible. I’m not sure why that’s so difficult to understand. More people listening means more people potentially buying tickets or merch which is where the real money is.

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These artists are no more entitled to money than I am for doing my job.

This also might be one of the most stupid things I’ve read. Everyone is entitled to fair compensation for their work. You are, musicians are, everyone is.