Your Age

Result:

10-17: 0%

18-25: 4.3%

26-35: 60.9%

36+: 34.8%

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How Do You Consume Music?

Results:

Streaming or digital copies: 43.5%

Via CD, Vinyl or Cassette: 2.9%

A balance of physical and digital: 47.8%

Other: 5.8%

Comments:

• “I listen to both physical and digital, but it’s primarily digital, maybe like 80%”
• “A balance of physical and digital, as well as on the radio and TV”

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How Do You Support Bands and Artists?

Results:

Purchase a digital copy of an artist’s new album: 39.1%

Purchase a physical copy of an artist’s new album: 60.9%

I’ll go to a show: 76.8%

I’ll purchase merchandise, but not a physical copy of an album: 29%

I don’t support them financially: 8.7%

Other: 11.2%

Comments:

• “records AND merch”
• “Also merch, mostly if I’m at a show”
• “Both physical copies and merchandise for favorite bands, but primarily streaming otherwise.”
• “Purchase merchandise”
• “Merch and a physical copy”
• “Merch sometimes”
  

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  If You Prefer Physical Copies of Albums What’s the Reason For It?

Results:

The sound is better: 1.9%

I like to collect albums: 30.8%

I do it to support the artist, but I want to see something physical for my money: 15.4%

All of the above: 34.6%

Other: 17.3%

Comments:

• “Used to have a huge cd collection. I no longer own a computer though.”
• “Support and Artwork”
• “I like to collect, to support the artist, to feel the charm of interacting with physical media and to listen to music without ads and failing Internet connection”
• “haven’t bought a physical in over a decade”
• “I’m wary of streaming companies or the artists pulling the music from streaming platforms. Sometimes I also just like the music enough to get a physical copy too.”
• “Like owning my own copy of something, don’t have to worry about losing access to it. Like having physical art as well.”
• “I don’t buy physical copies.”

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If You Prefer Digital Copies of Albums What’s the Reason For It?

 

Results:

The sound is better: 4.2%

The convenience of it, and it doesn’t clog up space in my home: 58.3%

I do it to support the artist: 10.4%

All of the above: 6.3%

Other: 20.8%

Comments:

• “Free”
• “I do like to buy physical copies but I also consume more music than I can afford to buy”
• “I don’t typically buy digital copies unless it’s not on a streaming service.”
• “It means I can have multiple back ups of my library stored locally so my music isn’t dependant on the whims of a corporation.”
• “I don’t necessarily prefer them, but I tend to download music that’s harder to find on streaming services and physical media”
• “convenience, portability, accessibility, sortability, allows for a huge music library”
• “Collecting physical copies is an expensive hobby, and I live in a one bedroom apartment, so I don’t have a lot of space”
  

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When Bands Offer Various Editions What Do You Typically Choose?

 

Results:

The standard CD, Vinyl, or Cassette option: 56.1%

I listen to most formats, so I opt for a bundle option: 0%

A ‘collectors’ or ‘special’ edition for nice packaging, creative trinkets and exclusive items and music: 3.5%

A mixture of the above: 31.6%

Other: 8.8%

Comments:

• “Colored limited vinyl”
• “no idea what that even means i just buy cds at thrift stores if they look cool or i like the band and want it
• “Just digital is normally enough”
• “None, digital only”
  

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Where Do You Purchase Your Music?

Results:

Online retailer: 55.6%

Directly from the artist’s site: 42.9%

At a high street retailer: 6.3%

An independent record store: 46%

Depends; I look for exclusive items: 7.9%

Depends; I look for the cheapest price: 14.3%

All of the above: 19%

Other: 6.4%

Comments:

• “Various second-hand retailers and directly at music shows”
• “At Shows”

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Do You Donate or Use Patreon to Support Artists?

Results:

Yes: 10.1%

No: 89.9%

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Why Do You Donate or Use Patreon 

Results:

I like to support the artist more directly: 43.8%

Exclusive content: 25%

Other: 56.7%

Comments:

• “fuck patreon”
• I don’t like Patreon as a company, I’d rather support artists through band camp where I can.
• “I don’t use Patreon”

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Are you happy with the current state of the music business from a consumer POV?

Results:

Yes: 46.8%

No: 50%

Other: 48%

Comments:

• “Vinyl is way too expensive”
• “Artists suffer from the current paradigm”
• “Inflation makes it harder and harder to support artist. Like fuck outta here with your 100 dollar hoodies”
• “Artists aren’t paid enough”
• “not my problem. make music if u can. if u can’t society needs u. buy music if you want. if you don’t or can’t nobody cares”
• “Because all of the obvious reasons streaming is bad for the artists”
• “The problem itself stems from how many hands are in artists pockets from venues to labels to distributors. I support artists as directly as I can because I want them to have the money which is why bandcamp Fridays are great, buying something directly from a band at a merch booth is also ideal.”
• “It doesn’t seem to be getting much better for the artists. Streaming seemed promising but it’s consolidated at the top like most things in business are.”
• “Enshittification of streaming services such as Spotify, rising ticket prices usually with no benefit to artists, death of physical concert tickets and over-reliance on apps e.g. Ticketmaster.”
• “Im a huge proponent of owning what I pay for, which streaming never allows. I also hate giving money to giant corporations who lobby against my interests afterwards lol”
• “Without writing an essay on the subject, consuming music can be depressing at times but one could argue that we’re in a “golden era” of sorts as well. Convenience is at an all time high, but at what cost? I miss my vehicle’s CD player.”
• “Live shows are entirely too expensive, copyright striking is too rampant”
• “Artists are not paid enough by streamers”
• “Too much garbage”
• “Artist’s don’t get a big enough cut off their work and ticketing companies have started taking liberties on price with ‘dynamic pricing’ and it’s totally predatory”
• “Seems too saturated, too much focus on content”
• “Records have gotten much more expensive from when I started collecting 10 or 11 years ago, and I buy fewer now than I used to”
• “Prices are too high”
• “bandcamp seems to do the job, at least the artist gets most of my money”
• “I wish artists had more support”
• “Corporate greed detracts from artistry, simply put”
• “I would appreciate a more convenient way for streaming to increase the money I gave to an artist the more I listened to them – so more of my money goes to the artists I love”
• “Shit is too expensive and artists don’t see nearly their fair share.”
• “Shows and merch are too expensive, so I need to be very selective with what I purchase”
• “I think that we’ve lost too much ownership of our music. If Spotify or similar platforms just suddenly disappeared one day, so many people would lose all of their music. I think owning the MP3 or whatever version is important so that no one can take it away from you after you have paid for it.”
• “Somewhat. Prices could come down on vinyl and CDs but I live in Canada and our economy is terrible anyway. I am very pessimistic about the music business in general so I can’t get too enthusiastic about anything. Seems like some bands do well with physical copies, others sit on inventory and probably have lost hundreds of not thousands of dollars.”
• “These ticket corporations need to be destroyed.”