Sam Duboff

And so entering the market at a price point that gets people used to paying a subscription for streaming is the right thing to do. And I think that's why we've reached half a billion paying subscribers across all the services. To your point, yeah, I think it's a really, really good deal. Probably, you know, too good a deal. And we've raised prices a little bit the last few years.

And so entering the market at a price point that gets people used to paying a subscription for streaming is the right thing to do. And I think that's why we've reached half a billion paying subscribers across all the services. To your point, yeah, I think it's a really, really good deal. Probably, you know, too good a deal. And we've raised prices a little bit the last few years.

And yeah, when we raise prices, that means more money for rights holders too. Right. Yeah, we'd love to see that. So I agree. I think it's a really, really good deal.

And yeah, when we raise prices, that means more money for rights holders too. Right. Yeah, we'd love to see that. So I agree. I think it's a really, really good deal.

Yeah, fans do not celebrate a price increase even though.

Yeah, fans do not celebrate a price increase even though.

yeah and yeah another factor too is you know versus video services where you have your originals and exclusives that keep people there um and streaming it's the same music catalog on all the services so when you raise prices if people don't want to pay more uh even if that's going to help artists and songwriters get paid more you switch to the same music somewhere else and i think that's why you're seeing all the streaming services kind of more delicately raise prices the last few years yeah

yeah and yeah another factor too is you know versus video services where you have your originals and exclusives that keep people there um and streaming it's the same music catalog on all the services so when you raise prices if people don't want to pay more uh even if that's going to help artists and songwriters get paid more you switch to the same music somewhere else and i think that's why you're seeing all the streaming services kind of more delicately raise prices the last few years yeah

Yeah, I think it'd be great if fans kind of saw some of the price increases across any service that way. Because, yeah, streaming's a really, really, really good deal right now. It already was a really good deal 10 years ago. The price hasn't changed so much. It's a really good deal.

Yeah, I think it'd be great if fans kind of saw some of the price increases across any service that way. Because, yeah, streaming's a really, really, really good deal right now. It already was a really good deal 10 years ago. The price hasn't changed so much. It's a really good deal.

Right. And I hope right after you like discover bad bunny, cause you don't have to pay extra to listen to him. Then you go on and buy his vinyl and go to a show and buy his collaboration with some fashion brand. Yeah. Streaming is kind of the gateway to all those other revenue streams.

Right. And I hope right after you like discover bad bunny, cause you don't have to pay extra to listen to him. Then you go on and buy his vinyl and go to a show and buy his collaboration with some fashion brand. Yeah. Streaming is kind of the gateway to all those other revenue streams.

it is a tool for discovery and the conversion is the concert ticket the conversion is the merch whatever i know whatever part of the way we've thought about it is 20 years ago you had this separation of radio stations and the record store yeah on the radio is where you discovered music and then the record store is where you went to purchase the music and that was the end point streaming brings those two things together so it is discovery but it's also consumption and library and where you return to your favorite i

it is a tool for discovery and the conversion is the concert ticket the conversion is the merch whatever i know whatever part of the way we've thought about it is 20 years ago you had this separation of radio stations and the record store yeah on the radio is where you discovered music and then the record store is where you went to purchase the music and that was the end point streaming brings those two things together so it is discovery but it's also consumption and library and where you return to your favorite i

I mean, it's not like actually A or B. But then, yeah, but then it's also this gateway to all those other revenue streams. So it's like, you know, both of those things. And it's also kind of what's exposing people to all the music that they go out and yeah, not even just concerts and vinyl and merch and brand collabs, but like, you know, uh,

I mean, it's not like actually A or B. But then, yeah, but then it's also this gateway to all those other revenue streams. So it's like, you know, both of those things. And it's also kind of what's exposing people to all the music that they go out and yeah, not even just concerts and vinyl and merch and brand collabs, but like, you know, uh,

live streams and listing parties and all the other innovative ways that artists are making money now.

live streams and listing parties and all the other innovative ways that artists are making money now.

I could, I could talk about the music industry all day.

I could, I could talk about the music industry all day.