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Tracy Chapman refuses to stream music: “Artists get paid when you actually buy CD or vinyl”


Tracy Chapman has revealed she refuses to stream music, insisting that buying physical music is the only way for artists to get paid.

The singer-songwriter has given an interview to the New York Times in which she discusses her outlook on the current state of the music industry. “So to some extent, it limits what I listen to, because it’s a physical commitment of going out into the world and finding things, but I still do go out.” Chapman, 61, last released a new album in 2008 with ‘Our Bright Future’, her eighth studio record to date.

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