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# How To Be A Responsible Music Fan In The Streaming Era [VIDEO]
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/how-to-be-a-responsible-music-fan-in-the-streaming-era-video/
- Published: 2018-07-13T11:59:00.000Z
- Updated: 2018-07-13T11:59:00.000Z
- Description: Payments to artists for streaming music do not come close to equalling income from downloads, at least in the short term. To make matters worse, the top 10% tracks account. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2018/07/how-to-be-a-responsible-music-fan-in-the-streaming-era-video.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: DIY Advice & Tips, Music Business, Streaming, Amazon Music, Apple, Apple Music, DIY, DIY musicians, indie, music, music industry, Music Tech, musician, musicians, Pandora, Spotify, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:00

[![responsible](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2022ad35acc51200c-200wi "responsible")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2022ad35acc51200c-popup?ref=hypebot.com)Payments to artists for streaming music do not come close to equalling income from downloads, at least in the short term. To make matters worse, the top 10% tracks account for 99% of all streams on Spotify. That means that the vast majority of tracks on the service get less than 1% of total plays. So, in the age of streaming, what can a responsible fan do to support the music they love?  
Damon Krukowski of the band Galaxie 500 has some suggestions starting with thinking about where your dollars are going, even on a streaming music service like Spotify. [Pitchfork](https://pitchfork.com/tv/15-docs/how-to-be-a-responsible-music-fan-in-the-age-of-spotify/?ref=hypebot.com) put together this animated primer on How To Be A Responsible Music Fan In The Age Of Spotify.