I'm referring more so to independent artists. Kind of annoying to find out someone released an album but only place you can listen is Bandcamp.

I figure they get more money if people buy the album vs stream it but it would still be nice to be able to stream the album through whatever service you typically use.

Does it cost an artist money to put it on streaming, besides the possible calculation of more people buying the album if thats the only option. Meaning are there fees associated with adding albums to streaming services?

If it is only due to hoping more people would buy the album it would be nice if there was an option on streaming platforms to buy an album in order to unlock streaming. I know Bandcamp let's you do that but does anyone use Bandcamp as their streaming service? Can you make playlists with it?