So there are two major ways of getting your music onto a streaming platform: by agreeing to distribute your music with either record companies or digital aggregators. Streaming services don't tend to deal with artists directly. It comes down to the choices artists make when they want to get their music out to the world. More and more Australians are using online streaming services to listen to music. So what determines which songs make it onto streaming services in Australia? How music makes its way online Other times the song will only be available on a competing service. Sometimes songs will suddenly disappear from the service.
Using any of the paid services in Australia - Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music Unlimited, YouTube Music, Tidal, just to name a few - will give you access to an enormous library of music from all genres, locations and eras.īut occasionally, your search for an old favourite or a popular song will come up empty.
The number of Australians using streaming services to listen to music is growing, with more than 80 per cent of Australian musicians' recorded revenue now coming from streaming. It was one of those mildly annoying things that makes you think about how things work.
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The software company co-founder had tried searching his online music streaming platform of choice for the moderately well-received album scored by French electro duo Daft Punk.īut the album was greyed out and unavailable to play in Australia. All Dan Nolan wanted was to listen to the soundtrack of the 2010 film Tron: Legacy.