“Labels should be required to provide a therapist to their artists. “The latest provocation of James Blake, the British singer-songwriter born in 1988, resolves his pitfalls.” The theory exposed by the author of global hits like Retrograde, Good speed Or Limit your love is clear and is based on the fact that according to him discomfort, melancholy, sadness are the creative driving force of many artists, but exploiting pain for profit would be unfair, which is why the label they must bear the processing costs of their customers. Blake then goes on to point the finger at agencies as well reservation: “All have a stake in the artist becoming more successful, which means keeping him disconnected from support systems/family/friends and thrown into a strange world of touring and parasocial relationships”, a world which, as he had already stated before, , can become very alienating for young artists who are not prepared to live experiences of this magnitude. Only in recent weeks, after Sangiovanni announced a break to reflect on his mental health, have other Italian artists spoken out about their frailties and difficulties.
Artists' rights
Lately, James Blake has experienced a particularly busy period in terms of the fight for artists' rights. Indeed, the launch of Vault.fm was announced a few days ago, a new platform where all intermediaries between artists and the public are eliminated. THE claim is: “Stream music on your terms.” » The artist offers new content, such as a new song, lo spoilers a record, a song in acoustic version or live, then chooses a price for whoever wants to buy it. What Blake is trying to propose is the solution to a very serious problem, that of the subsistence of artists, increasingly threatened (especially if we are talking about beginners, that is clear) by the payments that arrive platforms, which are too modest in relation to the production of a work. And how much this work would have earned years ago, when music was still tied to physical media. “We can't think of buying all the music on the planet for 10 dollars a month,” he wrote on X, triggering a cascade of comments from fans, colleagues and journalists. “After my tweets – says the artist in a video message on Instagram – I was contacted by some creators of the platform and it made sense to join forces to find a way out. That's why we're launching Vault.fm, to demonstrate that music has intrinsic value that goes beyond mere visibility. »
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