Do artists actually make more money when I buy their merch on Bandcamp compared to streaming their songs a thousand times?
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Fan-out diagram
The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
Do artists actually make more money when I buy their merch on Bandcamp compared to streaming their songs a thousand times?
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (2)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 2 of 2 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT2 real searches · gpt-6
Bandcamp artist revenue share merch fees digital music sales official Bandcamp revenue share Google ↗
Spotify per stream payout not fixed rate royalties rights holders official Loud and Clear 1000 streams Google ↗
- Bandcamp for Artists · bandcamp.com
- Fair Trade Music Policy · bandcamp.com
- How do I get paid on Bandcamp, and how often? · get.bandcamp.help
- About Bandcamp · bandcamp.com
- Royalties Guide · artists.spotify.com
- How do artists and songwriters get paid? · loudandclear.byspotify.com
Queries
2 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bandcamp artist revenue share merch fees digital music sales official Bandcamp revenue share OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
Spotify per stream payout not fixed rate royalties rights holders official Loud and Clear 1000 streams OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 |