r/melaniemartinezsnark

I've seen crybabies and even former mutuals of mine say that because she doesn't get paid a lot from streaming platforms (spotify, apple, etc.), it's okay to still stream her music. here's why that's not the case.

example used: spotify

average payout per stream: $0.003-$0.005 (lowest: $0.001-$0.002 per stream)

melanie martinez gets about 4.1 million streams per day (on average)

now I know the actual amount she'd get paid is based on subscription cost and location, but let's go with $0.003 per stream for this example

4.1 million streams multiplied by $0.003 per stream = $12,300 per day

$12,300 x 30 days = $369,000

$369,000 x 12 30-day periods (or roughly 12 months) = $4,428,000

too many people see what streaming platforms pay per stream and assume that it's not a whole lot. this is just spotify btw.

there is no justification for supporting her (or hell, any other horrible artist), not even on streaming... and getting $4 million average per year is the reason why.

just came across a video on instagram of a mom who took her daughter to see melanie for the first time and the amount of comments I saw from MOTHERS talking proudly about how they brought their underage kids to see a RAPIST made my stomach turn. WHEN are we gonna start paying attention to what our kids consume on a daily basis ???

I sound puritan as hell right now but grade school aged kids shouldn't be consuming melanie's content SOLELY on the basis that it's harmful to their development later on. especially when it's been proven multiple times from former fans that indulging in her music/art normalized the topics she wrote about, so much so that it circled back around to putting them in those dangerous situations (crybabies getting groomed, developing eds because of songs like mrs potato head and orange juice, not being able to see the warning signs of abusive behavior, etc.)

I was a pretty big fan of her and I watched in real time as twitter melted down over Timothy’s allegations. Also my long time best friend who was also a fan didnt believe Timothy and automatically claimed she was lying for attention and maintained this stance for years and only reconsidered it within the last year (yes I’m still her friend and remained her friend, I’m not gonna end a friendship over Melanie Martinez, we’ve known each other since we were in preschool. Also she was a fan but not a CRAZY parasocial stan whos rude to everyone. We clearly didn’t see eye to eye on this and we just avoided talking about it)

I feel like I encounter very few people who were present the day the allegations came out. I was 14 at the time. Most people I know are younger than me and/or only found out about the allegations in 2024 or so but I VERY clearly remember my little world shattering

Also hades is absolute garbage and I’m saying this as someone who has portals as one of their favorite albums of all time

Isn’t that amazing?!

because after a certain point, it was easier to be a hater than a fan.

when i was a fan, i had to constantly come up with excuses to justify her actions. i didn't even fully believe some of these excuses, and i only told myself them because it was easier than admitting that melanie might be a real sicko when i had really liked her music and aesthetic.

being a hater, i literally just have to use my common sense and critical thinking skills. that's it. i don't have to put effort into being a hater. it just comes naturally, as she has given us far more reasons to dislike her than to like her.

Everyone loves to talk about how oooh crazy and weiirdd swifties are especially, but melanie martinez has the most hostile fanbase to outsiders I've ever seen on the internet, which is worrying for the fact roughly atleast 90% of said fanbase are girls under the age of 16..

Tbh most melanie fans seem like self pitying savior complex misunderstood kids that grew an ego from their teacher telling them that they are a "sensitive wise soul", despite the fact they act bitchy towards everyone , but thats because 'nobody gets them' and theyre better than others even when their whole look is borrowed from what theyve seen somewhere else and being lonely is cool afterall,, atleast thats exactly the type of people Mels music seems to be targeting and how she herself kinda comes off to me

I've never had a bad experience with a swiftie, Ariana Grande fan, ect, even if I objectively don't like these celebrities, but Melanie fans are an entirely new breed... I really Also dislike how moral they act, as well as how moral Melanie presents herself to be?

Its like they see Melanie as a caregiver, best friend or even a part of themselves- thus when you dare say that maybe shes not a perfect person they send threats and actually make up false info and spread misinformation about you being a horrible person (exactly What theyve done to Timothy Heller, I have also seen similair witch hunts on some social media platforms as well)