I have a problem of sorting too. But all with my diy, electronics, gear, gadgets. etc etc. I am relying on my photographic memory which may degrade over time. Many of them are buried deep in boxes.
More straightforward manual way would be is alphabetical Artist wise for Cd's. But then one have to maintain that way diligently over the years.
I like the cool idea in the below video. This should work with cd's too and one time major effort. But the things I am trying to sort is of varying size and shapes.
More straightforward manual way would be is alphabetical Artist wise for Cd's. But then one have to maintain that way diligently over the years.
I like the cool idea in the below video. This should work with cd's too and one time major effort. But the things I am trying to sort is of varying size and shapes.
Going back to the economics of streaming, the BBC online reported-in an article on a new music release with an unconventional promo strategy-that Spotify pays between $.003 and $.005 per each stream. Less than a cent per individual stream. That is then split among all the rights holders (.eg, the publishers, the music company and the artist).
Another statement in the article that reflects my contention that the value of the old-time music business was vetting
and winnowing down of artists so that those perceived as having highest quality or best chance of sales would be exposed to consumers: “…we’re in an environment where you’re just trying to have your music heard through a huge trough of online content.
Another statement in the article that reflects my contention that the value of the old-time music business was vetting
and winnowing down of artists so that those perceived as having highest quality or best chance of sales would be exposed to consumers: “…we’re in an environment where you’re just trying to have your music heard through a huge trough of online content.
My musician son says that Bandcamp gives musicians the most bang for the buck. But- they don't have a lot of music as the big boys, they're more for the lesser known. He's involved with Christian music, so becoming rich and famous isn't his goal.
Too bad today you have to get a sponsor who is already famous to get ahead. People say there are no "good" bands out there anymore. There are actually more than ever. About ten years ago, there was 10,000 hours of original music downloaded to YouTube alone. How does anyone listen to that much music, whittle down to their favorites?
Too bad today you have to get a sponsor who is already famous to get ahead. People say there are no "good" bands out there anymore. There are actually more than ever. About ten years ago, there was 10,000 hours of original music downloaded to YouTube alone. How does anyone listen to that much music, whittle down to their favorites?
@Halauhula - I got a 404 error with your link above. It may be incomplete - "https://www.bbc.com/culture/a"
I assume, but I can't say with certainty that you may have gotten this from an AI summary and/or the AI summary may use the same information and sources you've used. I've copied mine below and emphasized a point not mentioned.
"Spotify pays artists between $0.003 and $0.005 per stream on average."
That quote came from an AI summary from Google based on the search criteria "Does spotify pay artists varying rates".
I'd assume that "Premier" artists command far, far more depending on their value.
To see how that may pan out... I did the following:
I searched "who is the highest paid artist on spotify"
That resulted in an AI generated response of: "Taylor Swift is the highest-paid artist on Spotify, earning over $387 million as of January 2025"
Then I searched "how many times has taylor swift been streamed on spotify", which yielded "As of January 2025, Taylor Swift has been streamed over 96 billion times on Spotify"
That brings it to: $0.0040 per stream. That may seem off. It did to me. So, I thought to myself: Self... I'll bet she got paid more later per stream than early on in her career. So...
I went back to the Google Machine and asked it "How much did taylor swift make from spotify in 2024", which resulted in "Taylor Swift is estimated to have earned over $387 million from Spotify in 2024. She was Spotify's top artist in 2024, with over 26.6 billion streams globally. "
So, the earnings were the same (bad data or sources) over a potentially much shorter period of time, but the number of streams is vastly reduced. I have no idea what is accurate, and I've got to move on. Either way... That would result in $0.015 per stream. All that demonstrates is that my "research" is garbage b/c it's based off of AI summaries, and I was lazy.
I'm not willing to go too much further down the rabbit hole.
Most importantly - Your point is very well taken. The industry has changed vastly. I also personally applaud your efforts to buy CDs (particularly new ones) because it has been shown that the artists do receive a higher % of the proceeds "per listen". Now, whether the absolute $$ received has gone up or down, I truly have no clue.
If I were an artist... I'd strive to seek a balance. Do I want 5 plays at $100 per shot, or do I want a billion plays at $0.001 a shot?
This is just food for thought (or showing my lack of thought) ... than anything meaningful... but... it's always fun.
Now.. the actual topic - @Bonsai - I'd recommend keeping the CDs and ripping them. Whether that's legal in your country or not isn't mine to know or factor in. It's just what I'd do minus any other information.
That, I believe, is the "average" or possibly the mode or median, I am not sure. I believe the actual min max is different. I'd need to see the original source of the data vs. summaries through articles or other sources.
I assume, but I can't say with certainty that you may have gotten this from an AI summary and/or the AI summary may use the same information and sources you've used. I've copied mine below and emphasized a point not mentioned.
"Spotify pays artists between $0.003 and $0.005 per stream on average."
That quote came from an AI summary from Google based on the search criteria "Does spotify pay artists varying rates".
I'd assume that "Premier" artists command far, far more depending on their value.
To see how that may pan out... I did the following:
I searched "who is the highest paid artist on spotify"
That resulted in an AI generated response of: "Taylor Swift is the highest-paid artist on Spotify, earning over $387 million as of January 2025"
Then I searched "how many times has taylor swift been streamed on spotify", which yielded "As of January 2025, Taylor Swift has been streamed over 96 billion times on Spotify"
That brings it to: $0.0040 per stream. That may seem off. It did to me. So, I thought to myself: Self... I'll bet she got paid more later per stream than early on in her career. So...
I went back to the Google Machine and asked it "How much did taylor swift make from spotify in 2024", which resulted in "Taylor Swift is estimated to have earned over $387 million from Spotify in 2024. She was Spotify's top artist in 2024, with over 26.6 billion streams globally. "
So, the earnings were the same (bad data or sources) over a potentially much shorter period of time, but the number of streams is vastly reduced. I have no idea what is accurate, and I've got to move on. Either way... That would result in $0.015 per stream. All that demonstrates is that my "research" is garbage b/c it's based off of AI summaries, and I was lazy.
I'm not willing to go too much further down the rabbit hole.
Most importantly - Your point is very well taken. The industry has changed vastly. I also personally applaud your efforts to buy CDs (particularly new ones) because it has been shown that the artists do receive a higher % of the proceeds "per listen". Now, whether the absolute $$ received has gone up or down, I truly have no clue.
If I were an artist... I'd strive to seek a balance. Do I want 5 plays at $100 per shot, or do I want a billion plays at $0.001 a shot?
This is just food for thought (or showing my lack of thought) ... than anything meaningful... but... it's always fun.
Now.. the actual topic - @Bonsai - I'd recommend keeping the CDs and ripping them. Whether that's legal in your country or not isn't mine to know or factor in. It's just what I'd do minus any other information.
Bandcamp is the way to go! If it is available, I buy on Bandcanp and disintermediate Amazon.
@ ItsAllInMyHead, I could have saved you the trouble: I remember reading an article in NPR, I believe, where major artists are complaining about streaming because their revenue stream is minuscule in comparison to CDs. Streaming companies have the upper hand, believe it or not.
And those who listen to classical music, wow, it is terrible for classical music artists. Sales are small in even the best of cases, apart from dreck such as ”ThreeTenors” and crossover music (I do not begrudge those efforts now in my elder wisdom, it is a music business and if classical artists get to make a living that way, I’m all for it). Some orchestras have set up businesses to market music directly to consumers.
@ ItsAllInMyHead, I could have saved you the trouble: I remember reading an article in NPR, I believe, where major artists are complaining about streaming because their revenue stream is minuscule in comparison to CDs. Streaming companies have the upper hand, believe it or not.
And those who listen to classical music, wow, it is terrible for classical music artists. Sales are small in even the best of cases, apart from dreck such as ”ThreeTenors” and crossover music (I do not begrudge those efforts now in my elder wisdom, it is a music business and if classical artists get to make a living that way, I’m all for it). Some orchestras have set up businesses to market music directly to consumers.
I'm currently using Discog to catalog them (still in the process), so looking at the picture, each row is a letter of the alphabet with the bottom row starting at A. Than each section of that row gets a number and than within that section each CD has a numbered position. So in Discog in the notes for a CD I would put for example A:5:14 which would be row A section 5 CD 14. No labels on the cases. Same for my 1800 vinyl. Before Discog, I separated classical and Beatles from the rest of the vinyl and for CD's Japanese, MFSL, SACD, high value CD's and any other high end CD where on one row. Everything else was just search by looking. I hope to be completely done by August then I will export a spreadsheet as a backup just in case everything gets lost