With all the crap coming out about Spotify and the fact that they pay crap I was just digging around for other ways to buy and stream music and Bandcamp has really came out on top. They pay the artists 90% of the money from a sale for starters. Check out this good write up from NPR.
“Spotify and Bandcamp could not be more opposite. Where Spotify highlights playlists, most often of its own creation, Bandcamp sticks to the album (or any other format, as determined by the artist). Where Spotify pays royalties according to little-understood formulas that can only be analyzed by reverse calculation, Bandcamp lets artists and labels choose their own prices. Where Spotify requires working through a limited number of distributors to access their services, Bandcamp is open to anyone. Where Spotify has revenue streams dependent on ads and data, Bandcamp operates on a simple revenue share with artists and collects no information on its users.”