My favorite pastime is watching videoclips on Youtube.
Sometimes I listen to a song and want to reward the artist for it.
(just like you throw a quarter into a hat of a streetartist)
What I usually do, is that I go to Beatport and buy the track. Honestly, I never listen these tracks anymore, because Youtube is more convenient.
There should be an easier way to reward artists.
For many years artists are being taken advantage of by middlemen like Youtube , Spotify, recordlabels and such. They take a large chunk of the earnings.
See how little artists make from their work:
iTunes
- User pays $0,99
- Artist only receives $0,69
Google Play
- User pays $0,99
- Artist only receives $0,23
For streaming services the rewards are even more ridiculous
Spotify
- User has to pay a subscription or listen to ads
- Artists have to pay distributor and get only $0.0045 per stream.
Youtube
- User has to pay a subscription or listen to ads (Youtube Premium)
- Artists only get $0.0018 per stream
Phonique only received $63,00 for this wonderful track . It had 34k viewers!!
This is absurd!
Something has to change!!
Drumroll please…..
Introducing TipWhatYouLike on LBRY.io
LBRY is the first fully encrypted, open source content distribution service built on a blockchain. The platform allows users to publish material and connect directly with consumers, bypassing the middleman. A built-in credit system allows content creators to monetize their work.
Artists can add content to the platform themselves and charge whatever they like or post it for free and rely on the honesty system and trust that the fans will pay an appropriate amount by themselves.
On this amazing platform I created TipWhatYouLike
I added my favorite music as a service to the artist. The artist is contacted that a tip is waiting for them.
The great thing is that anybody can tip the artist now.
It will cost 2LBC to view the video, but if you were re-directed from Youtube you can tip without viewing it (again)
At the moment LBRY.io will pay for registering and per month about 10LBC for viewing recommended content. So your first couple of tips will not cost you anything.
Extra LBC can be bought through the app, on the market or you can email me at TipWhatYouLike@gmail.com
Each video has an explanation and a request to music fans to tip generously.
https://open.lbry.io/@TipWhatYouLike
TipwhatYouLike
- User will get no ads (ever), A 2LBC ($0,036) per view,but this is optional.
- Artists will get 100% of the tips
Tipping is voluntarily…and for artist to get paid sufficiently, there should be a culture change. Instead of paying beforehand, you tip afterwards.
I think the streetartist is good analogy..we reward them, if we like what they do. Just throw a quarter in the guitar case!
With TipWhatYouLike tipping is as easy as pressing the Like button.
So listen to your favorite music and tip generously..
Remember: 100% goes to the artist.
Suppose 25% of the listeners would pay the recommended 50LBC..
Phonique would receive $7900,00 instead of $63,00!
That sounds a lot more fair to me!
Here is another great track..this time by Nick Warren
published on LBRY
https://open.lbry.io/NickWarren-LaFabrica51c3a1da340da8b08ba5fe9708bf60461e59189
So again… Tip generously !
and let me know what you think
Cavey65@tipwhatyoulike
https://open.lbry.io/@TipWhatYouLike