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Two Broadway producers have launched BroadwayHD, an on-demand service that will stream recorded theatre productions as Netflix and Hulu have been doing for broadcast media, according to Variety.

dietcokeandbunnyears

are you fucking kidding me I’m gonna cry

papercranes07

#look around look around#how lucky we are to be alive right now

shercup-deactivated20181008

is this the real life? or is this just fantasy?

scottalannet

Streaming Music is Killing Me ...

Let me start out by saying, I actually had an Apple Music account when it first began. So yes, this blog post will be extremely hypocritical. I need to express that right up front. I needed to be honest. I needed to let you know that I know that you know what I know. I’m a hypocrite.

Now that we’ve gotten that out of the way, shall I begin my rant? Good.

Since 2007 I have released seven albums of my work. I have never used Kickstarter or a GoFund account to raise money to invest in these albums. I worked three jobs to afford my debut album, Dreaming Wide Awake. The success of that album allowed me the opportunity to remove two jobs from my life and use profits from that debut, along with bartending, to release my second album, Keys.

Since then I’ve been given the opportunity to tour, making further profit to invest back into future albums.

When Apple Music was announced I thought it was a wonderful idea. I was sold by the aspect that my music would be introduced to an audience who liked similar work. I signed up for the three month trial myself and was streaming every album I ever wanted to purchase but was unable to afford.

Then I got my sales report back.

My sales profits declined by 80%. YES, by $80%. Not only did my sales profits decline but the amount I was being paid for streaming services such as Apple Music and Spotify were a mere pocket change. I got this sudden pain in my chest. How was I suppose to pay my rent? How can I survive off of this?

The answer: I can’t.

Now, I know that Spotify and Pandora have been around much longer than Apple Music has but let’s be honest. Most people want convenience and if they have an iPhone, Apple Music will be their go to streaming service. For me, it’s Apple Music that has caused me my greatest loss in sales.

I am going to be honest and open about what I make per month because I need you to understand why this blog post is so crucial to be spoken.

I was once pulling in over 4K a month for my seven album releases. These sales were an accumulation of iTunes, Amazon, CDBaby & even Spotify Streaming sales. Mostly digital, some physical sales. My sales went to paying for rent, food, cable, electricity and further album releases. I had some extra money left over to buy gifts or take myself out on a nice dinner date or two but most of that money went to living in an expensive city.

Since the release of Apple Music my sales per month are below $500, with Apple Music paying me an approximate (and measly) $50 for streaming services per album. Yes, that is how large my drop has been. The only reason my sales are even at $500 is because the physical sales for my latest album are providing me income.

Spotify and Apple Music pays between $0.006 and $0.0084 per streaming.

Per purchase of an album on iTunes, most artists earn an average of $6.00 - $7.00 and .60 - .70 cents per song sold on iTunes.

That is a HUGE DIFFERENCE in income. And I am one of the rare independent artists who own 100% of their income. Most don’t. I always pay out my musicians, vocalists, producers, engineers & designers a healthy lump sum prior to all releases of my work.

If I’m scared about my future, I can only imagine what my fellow contemporaries must be feeling.

And this isn’t just effecting the independent artists. Even recording artists are suffering. Though many have the support of their label and an upfront payment when signing their contract, most have to tour non-stop just to see a dollar in their banking account. Trust me, I’m friends with a few of them and they’re just as scared about streaming services as I am.

So, why not just go back on tour and make some cash and stop complaining?

Some backstory. In October of 2015 I made a decision to leave New York City and move to Florida. I wanted to stop touring because I wanted to settle down. I wanted to meet someone special and build a family. Impossible when you’re always touring. How can you even get to know someone if you are leaving the next day? Yes, I had dreams of being an artist but I also have dreams of being someone’s husband and a father.

I was hopeful. I thought that the work I had put in since 2003 would be enough of a security blanket.

This hope has now been diminished by the acknowledgment that I can’t make a living as an artist without touring because of the effects that streaming music has had on my income.

How can I survive? I don’t even have the knowledge and advancements as a 37 year old to work in an office. Nor can I afford to go back to school and start over. I’m a songwriter. A dreamer. This is not an excuse. This is a statement. I am an artist who dreams and writes about those dreams. I don’t know how to do math. I never thought I had to.

After years of work and success, do I now need to go back into restaurant work to pay my rent? Again? Do I give up on settling down & meeting someone and return to touring life? Do I trade in one dream to secure the other?

Most important: Why am I not protected? Why am I told by my distributor (CDBaby) that Apple won’t support an independent artists album if they’re not also listed on Apple Music?

I have thought of pleading to my fans to buy my albums instead of streaming them and this rant may be a form of that pleading.

So here I am, debating on sending out job applications or going back out on tour to support my music. I’ve gotten lucrative offers in Sweden, Malaysia, Russia and London. I turned them all down because I thought I had the finances to. I don’t.

I can’t help wondering what all my hard work was worth. I paid my dues. Shouldn’t I now receive some?

This is what Taylor Swift, Garth Brooks and Adele tried to warn us about.

Maybe I should have listened to the conversation. Maybe I should have joined it.

I am now.

What are your opinions? Am I a hypocrite? Let’s start this conversation. It needs to be had and it needs to be heard no matter the cost.

tgwfandomfest

Come and take part in tgwfandomfest! Love Alicia? Admire Kalinda? Worship Diane? Crush on Will or Cary? Want Eli to be your own personal campaign manager? Then it’s time to come and show your love for those amazing characters.

Post anything you want, fic, pics, vids, fanart, meta or just a paragraph on why you love that particular character, tag your post with #tgwfandomfest, or submit directly to us and that’s your challenge completed! Further details on the rules can be found here and our introduction post is here.

#let's do this #please everyone that watches the show participate!!#it's going to be so fun #and like the perfect way to end the series #tgw

tgwfandomfest

Hey, TGW Fandom! The countdown is on until the series finale on May 8th. So, whether you’re excited, upset, nostalgic, relieved, or in denial, we’d love for you to join in the TGW FANDOM FEST!

The TGW Fandom Fest has two components: weekly challenges, as well as a two week long celebration, and you’re welcome to participate in both. The idea is that the Fest will give us a chance to come together as a fandom one last time before the show ends, so we’re trying to include everyone. Graphic makers, video makers, fic writers, meta writers – everyone.

Here’s how it’ll work:

1) Challenges. Every week leading up to the series finale, we’ll post a prompt (think: Who is your favorite character? Or What’s your favorite episode), then encourage all of you to post your answers. These answers can take any form you please, whichever form you feel most comfortable expressing yourself in. Want to write a fic? Go ahead! Want to write an essay? Sure! A video or a graphic? Go for it! You get the idea. Share whatever you want, however you want, and tag it #tgwfandomfest and we’ll reblog it.

2) The Fandom Fest. Pick a date between March 13th to March 27th to share a project with the fandom! This can be anything you want, but since you will have several weeks to prepare, it can be more substantial than the challenges. We’ll send you a reminder a week before your date, you’ll submit it to us, and then we’ll post it.

Any questions? Send us a message! Want to join in? Look for the first challenge later today (and we’re still brainstorming future challenges, so please feel free to suggest some!), and sign up right away for a date to present your TGW Fandom Fest gift!

#please join if you're into the show it's going to be so much fun i promise #we literally just went live and i'm already so excited #!!!#tgw

Playing Never Have I Ever

Best friend: Never have I ever cried over a musical while riding public transportation.

Everyone: *looks at me*

Me: Wtf guys *takes shot*

liberty-flight

I’m reading up on chocolate frog cards in the Harry Potter universe, for reasons, and-

“Came up with the ever changing floor plan.”

Really, Ravenclaw? Really?

“You know what this school needs? To not make any sense-”

“Rowena, I don’t think-”

“Exactly, you don’t think. I’m brilliant and this is perfect. Moving staircases, walls that think they’re doors-”

“But how will the students get to class?”

“They’ll have to figure it out.”

“…”

“Everyday. They will figure it out everyday. My students will live in a tower and navigate these stairs every time.”

“The stairs move! This doesn’t seem safe…I think I’ll put my common room in the basement, Rowena.”

“Ditto. I think the dungeons would be safer…”

“…My kids will brave these stairs. I’ll take the other tower.”

into-the-weeds

#Rowena snipes that ‘cunning’ means Salazar’s students should be able to handle the moving architecture#Salazar snipes back that ‘cunning’ means knowing when and how to avoid unnecessary bullshit#meanwhile Godric is just yelling PARKOUR! and Rowena is all That’s Not What I Meant#Helga would like her students to make it to class on time and without any broken bones#ninety percent of the reliable secret passages were a team effort by Helga and one of the others#to make sure the house elves could get around all right (via @mzminola)

eugeniedanglars

#i feel like the collaboration was probably hufflepuff and slytherin#in the only time they ever worked together#helga: students and house elves can move safely!#salazar: more places to hide snakes#salazar is like we should make these accessible to people with no legs#helga is like i mean i agree but why are you being so nice about this#salazar is like no reason hey I’m just gonna make some of these rely on snake language for fun#do you think a fifty foot snake would fit in this passage asking for a friend (via @dinosauriaawesome)

i’m literally crying this is 100% what happened

(hey tumblr please don’t delete the previous people’s comments like you did the last time i added someone’s tags to a post mmkay)

whoopsrobots

No but that’s actually so clever okay like the people who live in the castle would get a general idea of the patterns and how to move around efficiently but like for anyone planning on attacking it would be impossible to infiltrate like how the hell do I attack the headmaster when I can’t even find the bathroom why the fuck am I in a chemistry supply closet okay these stairs went to the main hall but now I’m on my way to the broom closets holy fucking shit fuck leonard SAID the dorm was on the left of the three headed hippogriff but I’m here and it’s just a painting of a man with a donkey face is this a fucikgin joke leonard do you think this is funny because it’snot. its not okay siri how the hell do i get to the nearest anything “here is: the nearest painting” like fuck you siri

roachpatrol

actually considering all this, the changing floorplan probably worked exactly as designed when it came to the battle of hogwarts in the late 90′s. the invasion was towards the end of the term, so the students, especially the renegade students in hiding, had the full term to master getting around the school quickly, quietly, and efficiently. the invading deatheaters were generally their parents’s ages, and hadn’t been back to hogwarts in several decades, if they’d even attended at all. so, while the adult invaders easily outmatched the adolescent defenders in strength and skill, hogwarts was a lethal maze to the deatheaters, while it was home to the kids.

rowena knew what the fuck she was doing.

bi-villain

subtaelity

This is what i like to see

sluttydickgrayson

This is what dreams are made of.

olllllla1234

relationship goals

midstorm

aka the best vine ever.

meresger-deactivated20231208

I’m not a lawyer. *offended expression*

Eli, The Good Wife (via meresger)

#tgw

darnpool-deactivated20180521

ok i wasnt going to comment but i know how fast misinformation spreads on this site and how many of yall just hate checking sources before taking things as facts. and im going to try to do this without spoiling anything.

there are not rape jokes in the Deadpool movie.

one of the scenes ppl keep talking about is when Negasonic Teenage Warhead hits Angel Dust and Deadpool says ‘i feel bad for anyone who tries to pressure her into prom sex’. hes not joking about date rape. he is literally saying she is going to beat the shit out of anyone who tries to pressure her into doing something she doesnt want to do.

at another point Wade and another character are talking about their own abusive childhood lives. they are talking about their OWN abuse. this also happens in the comics in which Wade was both physically and sexually abused as a child and he tries to joke it off. hes trying to make light of his own abuse.

i know a lot of people have said they arent going to watch the movie bc of that post claiming there are tons of rape jokes and yall just need to talk with people who have actually seen the movie before you make snap judgements.

i’m happy to talk with anyone who is still nervous or needs something clarified.

kaitlinolson

Julianna Margulies on Beauty (x)

#julianna margulies

priyanka-art

Alicia Florrick is one of my favourite characters on television, strong but flawed. I knew I wanted to animate her. Also, I’m sad The Good Wife will be ending after this season.

Done in ArtRage using the pencil tool on the Wacom Bamboo tablet. Twelve frames and more hours than I care to admit! Animated using an online gif maker.