From Motown to jazz to technopunk and hip hop, Detroit's music is celebrated around the world. But it's getting harder for independent artists to support themselves because 84% of music revenue comes from streaming. Did you know It would be a thousand streams before an independent artist can actually afford a cup of coffee. But join me in fighting back Support our Living Wage for Musicians act. That means we're going to be able to tax the record profits of streaming companies like Apple Music and Spotify. (00:14–00:19)
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Asserts that an independent artist needs a thousand streams to earn enough for a cup of coffee.
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