Shouting it from the rooftops, The Pocket Gods announce that “Nobody Makes Money Anymore!” especially within the music industry. If you are an upcoming musician releasing music on streaming services, you may be getting your songs heard but still find yourself not being able to survive on your craft financially.
The Pocket Gods are trying to create waves of change in an industry that is poorly valuing art and music. Led by big streaming services who are only paying artists £0.002 per stream, The Pocket Gods are not alone when discussing this issue.
Revealing that they only received £250 for one million streams, this news has shocked fans and made people think about the impact these streaming services are having on upcoming musicians. Receiving a paycheck that most likely did not even cover the costs of making the record, the Pocket Gods have taken their frustration to the media with their new film entitled ‘The 30 Second Song Movie.
The Pockets Gods started releasing 30 second songs as this is the timeframe that listeners need to listen to a song for Spotify to pay. The Pockets Gods maxed out the tiny royalty per song by putting 100 songs on an album.
Showcasing the Pocket Gods campaign and battle with the biggest music platform, The film entitled ‘The 30 Second Song Movie’ is now available on Amazon Prime.