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What does a #decentralized future for music actually look like?

For artists: creative freedom, true ownership, and a sustainable way to make a living—without middlemen.

For listeners: discovery on their own terms. No algorithmic walls, no corporate gatekeepers—just simple, open access to #music.

But here’s the hard part:

People are used to everything in one place. #Spotify made that the norm.

Any new platform that hopes to replace the current system has to be just as seamless—a true one-stop place for all music, not a scattered mess of tools.

Is it possible?

What would it take to make it real?

#decentralizedmusic #nostrmusic

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inpc 3mo ago

Good Q. There’s a FairCamp movement on the Fediverse that’s pretty interesting and there’s folks here doing cool stuff.

Personally I’m releasing my next work as an RSS feed and using Podcasting2.0 features as a means of monetisation. It’s a super niche way and I’m on the worlds smallest social network platform… I may only get a handful of interactions yet I’ll still likely make more money than if it were on Spotify.

I honestly hope that people think of their own independent releases, that’s the way to achieve decentralisation. The protocols exist for this to work but there’s a high degree of labour required.