laurarichardson said:

GustavoRibas said:

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- I dont even have Spotify, but, as far as I know, it´s extremely popular.

--I never said it was not popular I said the estate is not going to make much money.

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- Yes, it seems that most of these services dont pay well. And that´s the reason Prince didnt have a deal with them (he hated to see these people making lots of money on his music while not paying the artists).
BUT maybe, like somebody said, they made a better deal, and that´s one of the ways that the legacy could reach more people. Like I said in a previous post, I tried to show my friends how Prince was great sending YouTube links and asking them to search on Spotify, but they couldnt.

GustavoRibas said:

I do agree that artist need a better cut. Maybe that's something they can negotiate on their own if they can organize or government has to step in.
If someone wants to pay more of course someone else may undercut them and blow it all up.

Streaming is today's medium, and that's that, but that doesn't mean they can't negotiate or demand better royalties

The only track on Spotify so far that I see is Stare. That's because I saved it the last time I had Spotify. I guess we shall see what surfaces around the 12th Feb or so.
While we wait, I'm gonna go look for Purple Rain outtakes.

Hopefully they can get their s*** together and make all the promotion, etc jive with the Grammy's. For once can't some Prince-related release have perfect timing? May be asking too much. But it will be a shame if the estate misses another opportunity to cement Prince's legacy, to give his music the best chance to live on for generations to come. The big tribute last October was such a mess. That level of confusion and chaos needs to not happen again.

sonshine said:

-It will Londell's fault if this does not happen. Tidal us able to go forward with their claim because they do have an agreement with Prince Rogers Nelson. Depending on what agreement is saying this could cost the estate big money.

"It's Official: Prince Is Coming To Streaming This Sunday"

http://www.npr.org/sectio...his-sunday