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In Ireland they fear that artists will go without food because of AI. So he’s going to give them a basic income.

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The AI ​​is putting into serious doubt the continuity of different sectors as varied as the programmersthe music producerscinema and even illustrators. Creating a painting, a song, a video clip or an app used to involve having talent and the necessary knowledge. Now it is enough to choose the right AI model. A few days ago, the United Kingdom government was considering the possibility of implement a universal basic income to alleviate the effects of AI. The Irish government has gone ahead of them and has already launched an initiative in which it provides a basic monthly income to 2,000 artists. According to an official report of the impact of the measure, each public euro contributed to this basic income generates 1.39 euros of return. A test that is consolidated. In 2022, Ireland launched a pilot project of universal basic income for artists with which it sought to reduce the impact of COVID-19 on the cultural industry. The test turned out to be an unexpected success, so the Irish Administration has chosen to consolidate it by turning the Basic Income for the Arts into a tool against the precariousness of artists, and prevent them from abandoning their creative work. for economic reasons. According what was published by EFEthe Irish executive has provided the project with a budget item of 18.27 million euros so that 2,000 artists benefit from a payment of 325 euros per week. “This is an important milestone for the arts in Ireland and how we support them,” said Patrick O’Donovan, Ireland’s Minister for Arts and Culture. “Ireland is a world leader in supporting artists thanks to the BIA (Basic Income for the Arts),” he added in the official statement of the measure. A test that was a success. The pilot program started in November 2022 after the pandemic, selecting 2,000 artists from 9,025 applications through a lottery to avoid bias. Each one received 325 euros net per week for 36 months, equivalent to 16,900 euros per year, tax-free and without working conditions. The composition reflected the diversity of the sector: 707 in visual arts such as painters and sculptors, 584 musicians and composers, 204 filmmakers and audiovisuals, 170 writers and poets, 160 in theater and dance, plus 175 in mixed areas such as design or performance. This randomized design allowed us to measure real effects without bias for successful profiles. The pilot test was subjected to a study constant from independent entities, which were able to measure the benefits of the measure. The pilot demonstrated with data that 325 euros per week was enough to cover part of the basic expenses, freeing up to 25 extra hours per week so that the artists could dedicate time to creating. That is, it was low enough to allow artists to dedicate time to their artistic production, but not so low as to make them dependent on it. It is a basic income, but with conditions. The measure allows maintaining the same economic conditions as the 2022 program, but incorporates a series of conditions that avoid dependency by assigning it to alternative three-year periods. That is, the beneficiaries of the income in the 2026-2029 cycle cannot opt ​​for the 2029-2032 cycle, but they are eligible again for the 2032-2035 cycle. In addition, at the end of each cycle, there is a gradual three-month decrease in income, where the payment drops by 25% per month to facilitate the transition until they stop receiving it. More art, less precariousness. The more consolidated results of the pilot test published in September 2025, indicated that the initial investment in the project was 105 million euros, of which only 72 million were executed. However, that was enough to obtain a return of around 80 million euros. The artists who participated in the test increased their monthly income by an average of 500 euros, while their income from non-artistic activities was reduced by an average of 280 euros. That is, the basic income allowed artists to concentrate on their creations and make them profitable, allowing them live from his art and not from precarious or part-time jobs. “The economic return on this investment in Ireland’s artists and creative arts workers is having an immediate positive impact for the sector and the economy in general,” said the Irish culture minister. In Xataka | Barcelona tested a basic income of 1,297 euros per month and the job search was reduced by 22%: the test was a success Image | Unsplash (Dillon Wanner)

which artists participate, schedule and how to watch the online music contest

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Let’s explain to you when and how to watch the final of Benidorm Fest 2026the RTVE musical competition. This is the contest from which in recent years the song that would go to Eurovision has emerged, but which continues despite the fact that Spain has withdrawn from the European event. Let’s start by telling you which artists with which songs will participate in the final of the Benidorm Fest in 2026. Then, we will remind you of the date and time of the final, because the schedule is different from that of the semifinals. And we’ll finish by telling you how you can watch the show. Benidorm Fest 2026 finalists Below we leave you the list of finalists of this musical contest. In it, we will tell you first the artist and then the song with which they perform. And then, with the votes of the public and jury, the winner will emerge from among them. Tony Grox & LUCYCALYS with I WILL LOVE They raise moons with What are you going to do? KITAI with Love makes you afraid Mikel Herzog Jr. with My Half Kenneth with The eyes don’t lie María León ft. Julia Medina with Ladies and the Tramp Miranda! & dance momma with I wake up loving you MAY with touch me Rosalinda Galan with Mataora Dani J with Dancing you The Quinquis with You Don’t Love Me ASHA with Tourist Date and time of the Benidorm Fest 2025 final The final of Benidorm Fest 2026 will be today, Saturday February 14 2026. The final will begin at 22:00ten at night, in pure prime time. It is important to remember this, because the semifinals were almost an hour later. By 1 in the morning the winner will be known, since that will be when the press conference will be held. How to watch the final of Benidorm Fest 2025 The final of Benidorm Fest 2026 will be broadcast live on Spanish Television La1. This means that you will be able to watch the contest openly and for free from any television with access to DTT. You can also see it online from the RTVE Play website or mobile applicationin rtve.es/play. But if you prefer, you can also see it with the official RTVE Play app on Google Play for Android, and in the App Store for iOS. This will allow you to watch it on mobile phones, tablets and devices with Android TV or Apple TV. There are also official applications for Smart TVs from the main manufacturers. And as an alternative, you can also use applications that allow you watch DTT live online on any device, such as TiViFy, DTT Channels and other similar alternatives. In Xataka Basics | Free TV and DTT channels for your TV: guide with 26 services and apps with hundreds of channels without having to pay

Xania Monet is one of the most popular artists of the moment. It is also an AI that has just signed a million-dollar contract

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It seemed like an area of ​​culture that remained for the moment in the background before the million-dollar demands of Hollywood production companies and publishing giants, but hostilities are also intensifying in the field of pop music: through AIthere are composers who create singers that do not exist, who have a considerable following on streaming platforms and who get them million-dollar contracts. And meanwhile, distributors and producers defend their corralito with demands for the tools that generate these new phenomena. The figures are beginning to be in the millions, so this has only just begun. The Xania Monet case. The poet Telisha Jones, 31, tried a new method in the summer of 2025 to capture her verses: she introduced her poems into Sunothe artificial intelligence platform capable of converting text into complete songs. The tool not only put music to their words, but gave them a powerful voice, with the timbre of a professional R&B singer. Jones’ lyrics were brought to life through an algorithm trained on millions of previous recordings. This is how Xania Monet was borna digital avatar with a presence on social networks and, shortly after, a catalog that soon circulated on social media platforms. streaming. The climb. In just two months, Xania Monet accumulated figures that many human artists take years to achieve. Your theme’How Was I Supposed to Know‘ rose to first place in the Billboard R&B Digital Sales Chart. This same month, the song reached number 30 on the Adult R&B Airplay: that is, real radio stations are playing it. Another song, ‘Let Go, Let God‘, more in the thematic parameters of gospel, reached number 21 on Hot Gospel Songs. All of this points to a reach that is not exactly small: 17 million total views in the United States in two months. It reached a peak of more than 5 million streams in just seven days. On Spotify, the number of monthly listeners is around 530,000, while on social networks, the avatar accumulates close to 770,000 followers between Instagram, TikTok and YouTube. The millionaire contract. From there, success (and money). According to Billboardseveral record labels initially requested meetings with Jones, but she refused to activate her camera and sing for the executives, for obvious reasons. But the offers have ended up arriving, one of them from 3 million dollars. Some labels linked to major record companies such as Universal, Sony or Warner withdrew from the bid for Monet because their respective companies have lawsuits against Suno for copyright infringement. The winner was Hallwood Media, an independent company owned by a former president of the legendary Geffen Records. It is not his first signing of these characteristics: weeks ago he had signed imoliveranother music creator by using Suno. The doubts. The case raises multiple legal and ethical questions: who is really the author of a song whose lyrics are written by a human but whose music, voice and arrangements are generated by a machine? Jones claims that she owns all songwriting and production rights, based on Suno’s terms of service. However, the United States Copyright Office has established that will not grant protection to works whose “expressive elements are determined by a machine”making it unclear who is going to pocket the $50,000 generated from rights to date. But there is also the eternal issue of generative AIs: Xania Monet’s voice bears notable similarities to established singers, such as Beyoncé. If their voice was generated by training the model with protected recordings, to what extent would the original artists not have to be compensated? That’s without going into the primary ethical question, with almost existential overtones: the implications of an artist without a body and without years of practice behind her competing with flesh-and-blood musicians for space on the lists. The imoliver case. He was ahead of Xania Monet and behind him is Oliver McCann, who He defines himself as a “musical designer”since he also lacks traditional musical training. His work with Suno consists of introducing textual indications into the platform describing atmospheres, emotions or genres and polishing it. In July 2025 he was signed by Hallwood Media, which has replicated that same strategy with Monet: in August a song was uploaded to streaming, and a series of songs followed with marketing support, to finally release a complete album. The legal controversy. In June 2024, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) launched what would become one of the most significant legal battles of the music industry in recent times. On behalf of Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment and Warner Music Group, he presented simultaneous lawsuits against Suno and Udiothe two dominant platforms in music generation by artificial intelligence. They were accused of massive and systematic copyright infringement: both companies had fed their AI models millions of protected songs without obtaining licenses or permissions. In August, Suno acknowledged that this was indeed the case, and that this practice was perfectly legal under the doctrine of “fair use”. According to her, the songs generated are new and legal. So the companies increased their attack, adding to their lawsuit an accusation that they had obtained their songs through Youtube piracy and ripping: “the largest theft of intellectual property in human history.” To resolve this conflict (which has led companies like Anthropic to pay 1.5 billion dollars to resolve a lawsuit of the same type, but in the literary field) we must answer a fundamental question, and one that will determine the future of people like Monet and imoliver: who is the legal owner of the songs generated by these platforms? In Xataka | We have created these three songs using Suno AI v3. It’s the most spectacular thing we’ve seen in a long time.

what they are and how to access them to know which artists you have listened to the most each week

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Let’s tell you what are Spotify listening statisticsan internal feature that the streaming application has launched for its subscribers. Just as there are external pages and services to be able to see your Spotify statistics With all the songs you’ve been listening to month after month, now the service has released its own. We will start by explaining to you what exactly these statistics are and what data will you be able to see in them. Then, we will explain how you can access them, so you can see yours. What are Spotify listening statistics Spotify listening statistics are a page within the Spotify mobile application, where you will be able to see What artists have you listened to the most? every week. Thus, whenever you want you can see the most popular artists of the moment, those to whom you have spent the most hours. These are quite limited statistics.. At the moment you will only be able to see those for each week, but not the statistics for each month or each year. Additionally, each week you will only be able to see the five artists you have listened to the mostas well as changes in the ranking, but you will not be able to know the total number of listens or minutes of each artist. If you settle for some basic statistics that you will be able to share With views for Instagram stories and other social networks, you will have more than enough. But if you are looking for something more advanced, then you will have to go to services like stats.fm either last.fm. In addition to the artists you’ve listened to the most each week, the listening statistics will also give you some other notable data, such as if you are one of the first to listen to a very popular album that just came out, or when you’ve had a considerable streak of days listening to a specific artist. It will also tell you if in specific weeks you have had a considerable number of hours of listening. How to access statistics What you have to do is make sure you have the Spotify app updated to its latest version. When you do, click on your profile photo to open the options and messages menu, and in it click on the option Listening statistics. Once you do, you will go to the page where a list of all the weeks is shown with the most listened to artists in each one, and some other notable information. Now, you can click on each week to see the full list, or click on the share button to get an image in the form of a story for social networks. In Xataka Basics | Create your own Spotify: 14 audio servers to host your music collection and listen to it wherever you want

more and more Spanish artists look to the Catholic

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We cannot fully analyze the religious implications of an album that hasn’t been released yet. But we can put an unanswerable question on the table: aesthetically, and quite possibly also thematically, Rosalía has taken a turn towards Catholic iconography. It is an element to which she is not at all alien from previous works, but ‘Lux’ seems to have a deeper impact on it. Let’s see what it can mean and, above all, why it is not so much a whim of the artist or a marketing maneuver as swimming in a current that is very favorable at the moment: the modern and youthful vindication of the majority faith in Spain. Rosalía the pious. Little by little, Rosalía is slipping elements of Catholic iconography into this new album beyond the enigmatic title, also with a clear spiritual component. We have seen it biting a rosary in the presence of an orchestra that was playing, perhaps, his famous score ‘Berhghain’. On the cover of the album she appears with a kind of white elastic habit, like that of the Cistercians or the Dominicans, but with her arms under the cloth (something that does not point to a straitjacket, as has been said, but to the tendency of the 19th century veiled sculptures). That’s it, although fans are already finding parallels in the most diverse places. Well, almost everything: in the CD cookie we can find a reference to the philosopher and activist Simone Weilthe quote “Love is not comfort, it is light.” Weil’s spiritual aspect constitutes the core of his existential thought, characterized by a ceaseless search for truth, universal compassion and union with the divine outside of religious dogmas. For her, work, suffering and attention constituted forms of prayer and knowledge of God. But that’s not all. At the moment, Rosalía is being accused of using religion as an advertising tool, but the truth is that Catholic iconography has always made small appearances in the visual section of her creations. His debut ‘Los Angeles’aside from the title, was full of references to religious rituals surrounding death. ‘The evil will‘ It was a thematic work that abounded in liturgical references, and had on the cover the image of Rosalía characterized as a Catholic Virgin. There are constant references to religion in choruses, psalms or prayers in the lyrics, versions of classics of sacred poetry such as the ‘Although it’s night‘ based on Saint John of the Cross and visual nods such as the famous Nazarene on a scooter from the video clip of ‘Badly‘. And observers like the journalist Carlos Primo have seen more: for example, his collaboration with Bernat Vivancos for his appearance at the Goya ceremony covering Los Chunguitos with a choir. Vivancos has not only directed the liturgical choir of the Escolanía de Montserrat, but also released an album, ‘Blanc’, with sacred content. ​ It’s not the first. Whether it is an aesthetic or marketing maneuver or comes from a genuine personal feeling (of course, in the first interviews is giving everything in terms of spiritual dedication), it is not the first (as Noel Ceballos said, every pop artist is destined for a Catholic Era). There are those who even look back to the eighties and to Madonna, who with her ‘Like a Prayer’ stirred up Catholics from half the worldalthough the religious themes in his album came from both a personal conviction and a calculated turn in his career to move away from a frivolous image. Lady Gaga also carried out a similar transformation in recent yearsalthough here it was more due to experimentation with the religious aesthetics. There is criticism. Some of the most visceral criticism it is receiving in this regard comes from content creators with progressive ideology. like skinnybangbangwhich relate nun habits to a conservative wave that has also reached pop artists. This is a turn that had already been noted when Rosalía left behind the overproduction of kilometric eyelashes and shrimp nails and hugged the nuncoreaesthetic neopuritanism and the voluntary celibacyas he has stated in recent interviews. A turn that journalists like Noemí López Trujillo They have been read more as an approach to mainstream schools of thought that criticize artists like Sabrina Carpenter for being excessively brazen and promiscuous. This is the youth of the Pope. That is to say, Rosalía is part of a current trend of interest in the Catholic faith as a narrative and symbolic background. It is not so much a devotional return as an artistic and emotional approach to the religious experience, used to explore identities, family wounds or searches for meaning. The most striking and media examples of this trend are Los Javis and Alauda Ruiz de Azúa (apart from the creators who already make openly propagandistic creation, such as hakuna and Effetaand whose almost massive interest among a large sector of young Spaniards we have already talked about), but they are not the only ones. To fame for being Catholic. Since ‘The Call’ in 2017, Los Javis incorporates Catholic symbolism passed through a pop filter (nuns, divine apparitions, prayers, songs) into many of their works. In ‘the messiah‘They explored it from a darker turn, but still without losing the spirituality, which is also seen as a therapeutic relief for those seeking to be comforted. ​On the other hand, Alauda Ruiz de Azúa, with ‘Los Domingos’ (recent Concha de Oro in San Sebastián) proposes an unusual story in Spanish cinema: that of a teenager who wants to be a cloistered nun. Far from ironizing faith, the director portrays the religious vocation from a respectful perspective, allowing characters with faith to speak on their own terms, with an austere and contemplative tone. They are not the only ones. Multiple Spanish artists have entered into the theme of the Catholic faith and its impact on Spanish society, absolutely inescapable after forty years of dictatorship and imposition. Among the young people who, just as they are rediscovering the bulls rediscover Catholic icons, we could highlight Pilar Palomero (in … Read more

pop artists have turned suspense into the best marketing

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Rosalia is one of the Spanish artists who has best understood the value and possibilities of social networks and internet to promote your work. He has thus perfected a time management strategy for his announcements based on leaving subtle clues about his upcoming works so that his fans immerse themselves in speculation and constant analysis. But she had never been so enigmatic and it had worked so well for her as with the publication of the sheet music of what could be one of her next songs. Allegrissimo. The unpublished scores are for a melody titled ‘Berghain’, and he has shared them through your newsletter on Substack. Speculation immediately arose: the score suggests a possible turn in her musical style towards arrangements for strings, which increases expectations about her next album, still unannounced, and which may take the artist into unexplored musical terrain. The “leak” was followed by posters in the Plaza de Callao in Madrid, with his face immersed in musical figures and staves. What is Berghain? But there are more meanings. Berghain is the name of a highly prestigious techno club in Germany, which is considered “the current techno capital of the world”, which somewhat contradicts the idea of ​​string arrangements. A red herring? In any case, the score is written on printed pages by the German G. Henle Verlag. After shipping, changed your Instagram profile picture and tweeted “LUX: LOVE” before deactivating your account. Fans assume that ‘LUX’ will be the title of their new album. The fans play. The most interesting thing about the release of the score has been that numerous followers have been encouraged to interpret the piece with various instruments, sharing their versions on social networks, especially on TikTok. The result is fascinating, with fans giving their versions of the melody with violins, pianos, flutes and even accordions. The Twitter account @elojoquetodolov has compiled the best, including interpretations of a second page of sheet music that the artist later sent. A success before leaving: the precedent of ‘Desphá’. In July 2022, when Rosalía sang her new song, ‘Despechá’, at the WiZink Center in Madrid, it had not yet been released on platforms or for sale. But the 15,000 people in the pavilion knew it. Rosalía, knowing how to handle this type of circumstances in her favor, quickly polled the public about the best title for the song and invited 20 people who knew the choreography to dance… on social networks. When the ‘Motomami’ tour began in Spain, in Almería, no one knew it, but the videos of the concerts running around the internet did the rest. That and 35 seconds of the song that Rosalía uploaded to the internet mid-tour. By the time he arrived in Madrid, influencers like María Pombo had spread it and made it a success. They are decisions like this, and masterful information dosage strategies, like the one that accompanied the release of their album ‘Motomami’ which has turned it into a study center for marketing experts and pop sociology. Rosalía is not an isolated case. There have been multiple examples of artists using the internet and social media to create puzzles, games with fans, and cutting-edge marketing to generate buzz. BTS: For the release of ‘Dynamite’ in 2020, BTS created a web page with multiple countdowns with different dates, without showing clear information. Each countdown gave way to exclusive content such as pre-purchase links or visual previews. This tactic kept the public’s interest for an entire month before the album’s release.​ Taylor Swift: ‘Reputation’ (2017) was promoted with a complete deletion of his Instagram, followed by cryptic images and symbols, such as snakes, that anticipated a dark turn in his image. This strategy was also carried out by Beyoncé in the releases of Lemonade (2016) and Renaissance (2022) with network deletion and cryptic messages. Although Beyoncé already knew what she was doing since 2013, when she released her self-titled album without any prior promotion, breaking traditional patterns. Ed Sheeran: For her song ‘Bad Habits’ in 2021, she created a Snapchat filter with digital fangs, encouraging fans to interact with them and create their own content.​ Frank Ocean: Known for his secretiveness and his use of absence to create buzz, he disappeared from the public scene for years before releasing his acclaimed ‘Blonde’ in 2016. Before that, he broadcast a live video on his website for several days, showing a figure building a ladder in a warehouse. Sabrina Carpenter: In 2018 he deleted his Instagram and for the release of ‘Short n’ Sweet’his team designed a campaign full of “Easter eggs” with clues and teasers. Before the release of ‘Man’s Best Friend’, he hosted secret listening sessions in Los Angeles and New York, allowing a select group of fans to hear it before anyone else. In promoting his song ‘Manchild’, he launched a campaign with eye-catching and enigmatic advertising posters in strategic places, with minimal and cryptic messages such as “Hey men” and “Amen”, Daft Punk. Of course. In Xataka | Rosalía and appropriation: why “Malamente” is accused of stealing from gypsy and Andalusian culture

Ireland tested a basic income of 1,300 euros for 2,000 artists. It has gone so well that now they do not want me to end

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The last of the experiments we had heard about that idea of ​​receiving money every month without conditions, also called basic income, It happened in Germany. The test consisted of 1,200 euros per month to 122 participants and the results contradicted many of the topics that we usually hear around the proposal. Ireland has been the next stop, about to finish another unprecedented test: basic rent, but for art. A salary for the artist. The story It began in 2022at which time Ireland launched one of the most significant pilot programs of basic income aimed at the cultural sector, granting 2,000 artists and art workers an unconditional weekly income of 325 euros, 1,300 euros per month. For three years, without performance or consideration requirements, these beneficiaries enjoyed unusual economic stability in the artistic world, allowing them to fully focus on their creative work. The initiative, promoted by the then Minister of Culture, Catherine Martinhe was born in response to acute precariousness after the pandemic and was a total investment of 28 million dollars In the sector. Now, as the end of the program approaches in August, the beneficiaries and their defenders face the uncertainty of the return to financial insecurity, while the voices that claim their extension and conversion in a permanent policy of universal basic income grow. Creative freedom. But there is much more. A prepared report By sociologist Jenny Dagg, from the University of Maynooth, collects the testimony of more than 50 participants and reveals deep effects that go far beyond economic relief. Admission allowed artists to experience, assume risks and fail without constant fear of poverty, which raised quality and originality of its production. At the same time, many reported substantial improvements in their Emotional well -beingincluding better sleep, less anxiety and renewed confidence in their professional career. The ability to devote time to thought, research or innovation, before a luxury, became creative routine. For many, the program was the first real opportunity to imagine a long -term viable artistic career, without sacrificing dignity or health. A sociocultural laboratory. He Irish pilot It has also become a world reference in the midst of the growing debate on the future of employment in the face of artificial automation and intelligence. With technological leaders such as Elon Musk and Sam Altman advocating the need for a universal basic income in response to mass labor disruption, the Irish experience It provides concrete evidence that a guaranteed income does not discourage work, but enriches it. While other similar initiatives in the United States or Germany have been more limited, Ireland opted for a sector that, although not always lucrative, is essential for the symbolic and emotional fabric of any society: art. In this context, driving organizations such as Ubi Lab Network either Basic Inome Ireland They argue that no more evidence is needed: the positive impact is already demonstrated. The dilemma of the return. And as in almost all these experiments, there is an end. With the conclusion of the program in sight, many participants They express fear Given the possibility that their progress and stability are faded. The concerns on how to maintain the creative impulse without that economic mattress extend through all artistic disciplines. The Minister of Culture, Patrick O’Donovan, He has recognized The value of the pilot and has promised to thoroughly evaluate its results before proposing new measures, although there is still no certainty about possible extension. Meanwhile, promoters insist that basic income is not only an economic policy, but a essential tool to deal with the multiple crises of the present (economic, social and ecological) returning time, agency and health to those who create, interpret and enrich the cultural life of the nation. Lessons Thus, and although the future of this Irish basic rent It is still uncertain, its impact has already left a fingerprint in the lives of thousands of artists and in the global debate on the value of unconventional work. Far from becoming a mere experiment, the program has shown that giving people a minimum of security can release their maximum potential. If you want also, in a world that is vertiginously approaching a New and unpredictable Technological revolution, the question that Ireland poses is not so much if we can afford to implement a basic income, but, perhaps, if we can really allow ourselves. Image | Pxhere In Xataka | Germany has successfully tested the vital basic income of 1,200 euros: they improved their training and changed jobs In Xataka | Sam Altman has been giving millions of dollars in secret. Its objective: the biggest study on universal basic income

What is Rokk, the new alternative to Spotify for rock and metal lovers that focuses on paying more and better artists

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Let’s explain What is Rokka new streaming service that has just been launched for everyone after a successful crowdfunding campaign. It is a service that focuses on two things: to better pay artists and take better care of rock and metal lovers. The first thing they get it not only with more streaming payment, but with other methods to finance your favorite artists. And as for the care of rock master, Not that there are only music from these genresbut they have taken care of the cataloging of artists and genres, subgenres, and substitute for those who belong. We explain everything to you. What is Rokk Rokk is a new musical streaming service. It focuses mainly on hard bouch and heavy metal, although In its catalog there is music from all genres. Come on, that you will be able to listen to artists such as Adele, Lady Gaga or Bad Bunny, although their main approach is towards other genres. It is a European servicea product created by the German company Fairmusic. The company was founded in April 2020 by two musicians: Peter Moog (guitarist and founder of Mentalist) and Alex Landenburg (Kamelot and Cyhra drums). These two musicians were not satisfied with the current state of the streaming world, and decided to undertake the adventure of creating a new one that was fairer with artists When paying them. Numerous setbacks and delays in this path have been found, but although it has been a few months late, this service is already a reality. Rokk’s launch is going to be staggered. First it has been launched in European countriesamong them Spain, while users from the rest of the world will have to wait a few months. What does Rokk do to pay artists better The objective of this platform is to compensate in a more fair way to artists for music, and this will do this ways. On the one hand, although they have not specified the exact amount, they say They will pay 2 or 3 times more for each playback. It is assumed that they refer to that it is more than Spotify, at the level of other platforms. And how can Rokk afford to pay less? Well, addressing a very specific audience, rock and metal lovers. This will make the greatest amount of listenings of groups of this genre, preventing the money from leaving for other mainstream artists. This allows them to be able to offer a higher payment of rights. And then is the crown jewel of this service, the power Give direct support to your favorite artist or group. All Rokk users can choose an artist, and part From his subscription he will go directly to the chosen artist. This money is independent of the royalities generated by the listening, it is something separate. This process requires the collaboration of artists interested in participating. They will register in Rokk as artists, and will have a link with which you can subscribe to give them part of your quota. In doing so, the payment depends on the type of subscription you have, because there are two options: Rokk Hifi: 10% of what you pay for using the platform the first year goes for this artist or group chosen, and from then on it is paid 5%. Rokk Hifi Pro: You will pay an artist or group of your choice 10% of your subscription for two years. If you are a subscriber of Rokk Hifi, after your first year you will be able to change the artist so that 5% of your quota is relocated and sent to another artist or band. This of not being able to change during the first year if you register with a link provided by an artist is like this to ensure these some stability. The family subscription does not have this support for artistssince in Rokk they assure that with the discount they make here or with which they do for students there are no room for additional payments to artists. In addition to this, You can also choose a band to give money without a link of collaboration. In this case you will only give you 5% of your monthly fee, and if this band does not contact Rokk to collect the money, this will go to music organizations related to music. You can also choose that 5% of your quota goes directly to charity. What Rokk offers Rokk is a service that offers music in high definition. It does not reach the highest quality such as other services of the type of Apple Music or Tidal, but are made up of Offer CD qualitysince they consider that it is sufficient for the majority and efficient. It is a minimum quality that everyone but Spotify (the only one with low sound quality) offers. In the catalog you will find most rock and metal bands, and also all artists from other genres that you can find on the rest of the platforms. The idea is that you do not miss any artistalthough being a freshly launched service there is some absence in terms of less popular or more local groups. Another news of this service is that They have created something called Rockpedia. It is a kind of Wikipedia that is included in all artists, and where information about them can be added. It is a characteristic that any user can request to join to help. In the Rokkpedia you will find the genres of each artist, his country of origin, year of creation, names of members, record label, and They are all elements that you can press To find other artists that coincide with this tag. You will also have the statistics of the fields where each of them are more popular. The other great Rokk incentive is which include all genres and subgenres. If you enter Spotify or Apple Music, in the list of a group they usually put simply that they are rock or metal, and at … Read more

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