Do music sales and online streams correlate to good music?

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Nah, there is absolutely no positive correlation between good music and how many streams a musician has because of issues concerning money, industry politics, and all that kind of stuff.

For example, if an artist gets blackballed then chances are their music isn't gonna get more spins on the radio, consequently, online music streaming platforms will follow suit by removing their songs from curated playlists.

The end result is self-explanatory. Even sosho media platforms will shadowban them as well if they don't like their brand.

Lenard

Lenard Maseko
Numbers don’t completely correlate to good music. What numbers do is show an audience who has a well-oiled-machine behind them and who doesn't.
 
To me record sales only determine how many real and fake generated fans you have (i.e. how big your marketing budget is).

In short, it has little to do with music quality.
 

Scorpio

grand master
Songs are subjective but due to MSM conditioning, no one wants to admit that individuality is dying and everyone just wants to follow what everyone else likes or dislikes.
 

Black Panther

grand master
Nah, there is absolutely no positive correlation between good music and how many streams a musician has because of issues concerning money, industry politics, and all that kind of stuff.

For example, if an artist gets blackballed then chances are their music isn't gonna get more spins on the radio, consequently, online music streaming platforms will follow suit by removing their songs from curated playlists.

The end result is self-explanatory. Even sosho media platforms will shadowban them as well if they don't like their brand.
 
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Borrowdale Barron

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The mainstream media has this habit of trying to influence what people should listen to and what they shouldn't.

And because of that media bias, certain artists will be labeled as creative geniuses and the ones the mainstream media doesn't like will be labeled as horrible musicians.

What you then end up with is a situation wherein recording artists affiliated with major record labels and music publishers with strong media ties will regularly get good reviews by media outlets whilst the rest of singers and rappers' efforts are neglected in the grand scheme of things.
 

Bla Jedza

apprentice
The quality of music always depends on who you ask. That's about it really.

Anything else it's just business. Of course, it can get personal when one artist tries to use their influence to stop another artist from getting enough media attention, positive publicity from the press, showbiz bloggers, etc.

Furthermore, many radio personalities and DSP playlist curators are on major record label's payroll receiving them payola checks, therefore, the game is rigged and will always be rigged.
 

Numero Uno

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To me, record sales only determine how many real and fake generated fans you have (i.e. how big your marketing budget is).

In short, it has little to do with music quality.

But sometimes how many fans you have determines if you have fallen off or not—just saying.

P.S. It's called "engagement" in audience analytics.
 
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Congo Dust

guest
There is no direct relationship between music sales and online streams and the quality of the music. Music sales and online streams are simply a measure of how popular a particular piece of music is among the public. A song or album may sell or stream well because it is considered to be high-quality or artistically significant, but that is not always the case.

There are many factors that can influence the popularity of a piece of music, such as the artist's reputation, the marketing and promotion efforts, the availability of the music on different platforms, and the current trends in the music industry. Ultimately, whether or not a piece of music is considered "good" is a subjective matter and can vary greatly from person to person.
 

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