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Lily Allen Makes More Money from OnlyFans Than Spotify (consequence.net)

submitted 1 month ago by ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] kSPvhmTOlwvMd7Y7E@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago

I have very a pair beautiful feet, with a strong arch. All toes included. Offers in PM.

[–] answersplease77@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I never considered myself to be a foot-fetish guy, but damn she does indeed have sexy feet

[–] DarkThoughts@fedia.io 4 points 1 month ago

Eh. Not great, not terrible.

[–] Geometrinen_Gepardi@sopuli.xyz -1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (5 children)

OnlyFans reportedly takes 20% of subscription revenue

That's a mobster-loanshark level cut.

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[+] Lulzagna@lemmy.world -11 points 1 month ago (5 children)

This would mean something if anyone knew who she was as an artist

[–] justabaldguy@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Would it? Another way to word this might be "Platform with 8,000,000 monthly streamers/listeners pays less than platform of 1,000 subscribers to view pictures."

I don't think this individual's identity enters into it at all. That sentiment comes across as a deliberate, mean-spirited attempt to denigrate this person.

Whether or not selling pictures of one's anatomy is a viable career, or a morally questionable career, or any questions along these lines are a separate discussion. This article to me points out the drastic discrepancy in two services, yet again calling attention to the issue of artists and their earnings when utilizing Spotify as a distribution platform.

[–] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago

Another way to word this might be "Platform with 8,000,000 monthly streamers/listeners pays less than platform of 1,000 subscribers to view pictures."

Think about it for a minute and it becomes pretty clear that shouldn't be surprising at all

You subscribe directly to someone on Onlyfans, you subscribe to Spotify as a whole and your listening habits help split the bill. If both are ~10 bucks a month of course one is going to make you more money than the other

Especially if they're a lesser known artist. Even if they're getting listened to, if the same people listen to 3x as much swift or whatever that will impact the lesser known persons earnings

This article is a dog shit way to bring attention to Spotifys issues, simple as

[–] bitchkat@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm haven't searched yet but I don't know who this is.

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Cultural fragmentation is definitely a big thing when it comes to music these days

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