During the early days of the coronavirus crisis, there was a sudden rush to figure out what music’s biggest platforms could do to help artists. Spotify, SoundCloud, and TikTok announced their own ways for fans to give donations through their platforms. The rush to do that caused a bit of consternation amongst musicians suddenly asked to reorient their lives during a pandemic, towards a completely different mode of monetary compensation than was offered pre-crisis. Mat Dryhurst, a sharp critic of the current record industry, compared the idea of artists asking for digital donations to busking, “e-busking” if you will.