Nothing is free. If you enjoy the hard worked output of musicians then you really should contribute something back to the system which supports them and allows the delivery of their creativity to your ears.
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My point is that if you're freeloading music then the artist gets precisely 0.00 which is less even than the worst platform.
I listened to 7000 tracks last year (I think that's well above average), so if that had been on YouTube it would have given $14 to the artists.
People used to spend more on music, even if they only bought a couple of CDs a year.
Spotify pays based on payments from Premium users, as well as ad revenue. I presume others have similar arrangements.