The recent release of Bizzle’s new project Crowns & Crosses has sparked a conversation about the realities of being an artist with his God Over Money fans. In a recent newsletter, Bizzle details the shocking differences between a fan purchasing a physical or digital copy of any GOM release versus streaming through the likes of Spotify or Apple Music.
He begins with the staggering reality that it takes 1,500 streams to equal that of one album sale. For example, if 100,000 fans stream the entire 18-track project we know as Crowns & Crosses, that would equal 1,800,000 streams. However, the sad reality reveals 1,800,000 streams equate to only 1,200 album sales based on the 1,500 streams per album model. Bizzle and CHH artists across the industry have reason to do whatever is necessary to promote their own album sales instead of encouraging streaming for free.
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