Originally Posted By: jazzmammal
How does that financially support the artists?


It doesn't "support" them, but it gives them SOME sales revenue. If the a la carte purchase option benefits anybody it benefits the consumer. In my case, as a notoriously cheap Slovenian, they can have my 2 song purchase or I won't buy. So from a 10 song CD offering, they can have 20% of a CD sale or 100% of nothing, because I am not buying 8 garbage tracks to get the 2 I want.

And let's not even open the can of worms that is pirating....


I am using the new 1040XTRAEZ form this year. It has just 2 lines.

1. How much did you make in 2023?
2. Send it to us.