London band record world's shortest LP as Spotify protest against lack of fair royalties
London indie band The Pocket Gods continue their campaign for fairer royalties from music streaming by releasing the world's shortest album!
It features 10 tracks just over 2 seconds long each track consisting of one word combing to make the statement:
"HELLO PLEASE PAY US A FAIR AMOUNT FOR OUR MUSIC."
The total length of the album is just 26 seconds!
The album is out now on Spotify and you can stream and download the album here:
https://nubmusic.haulix.com/Public/View/93724
To add to the madness the band have released a single from the album which is actually longer than the actual whole album at around 30 seconds. This is the first time in history that the single from an album is longer than the album.
Frontman Mark Christopher Lee states:
"As artists and songwriters are getting smaller and smaller amounts of royalties from Spotify and other streaming services I just think what's the point. To qualify for a paltry royalty the tracks needs to be at least 30 seconds long so this entire album will earn zero, the single as it's just over 30 seconds will earn around £0.004p per stream on Spotify. I just think you get so little that I just want to make a point to get people to listen to our protest and get them to value music. Musicians have been hit hard by the pandemic and lockdowns we need a fair slice of the streaming pie!."
Tracklisting
1. Hello
2. Please
3. Pay
4. Us
5. A
6. Fair
7. Amount
8. For
9. Our
10. Music
The band have previously recorded the 100X30 series of albums which were recorded as a protest against lack of fair royalties from streaming. The albums consisted of 100 songs all 30 seconds long with the idea being that as Spotify pay out a royalty once a track hits 30 seconds in length and then no more - why write longer songs? Why not just put 100 of them on one album to maximise the royalties?
further info:
mark.lee@nubmusicuk.com
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