Visits to music piracy websites went up more than 13 percent last year, a new report says. The majority of those visits were to sites that allow users to download the audio from YouTube URLs.

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      5 months ago

      I listen to hundreds of small artists. I can’t buy every singles albums they have.

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        5 months ago

        You don’t have to. Buy the ones you think are worth it, attend shows and maybe buy merch. Like we used to do before leechify

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      Small artists depend on their income from their 9 to 5 jobs. The music is a bonus

      Source - been there