The Ugly Truth About Spotify Is Finally Revealed
The Ugly Truth About Spotify Is Finally Revealed
A year-long investigation by an indie journalist is a call to action
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The only people who make money on Spotify is Spotify. Support artists directly if you want them to continue to create.
39 4 ReplyIs there a streaming model that better supports artists, has a large catalog of music, and is reasonably affordable?
3 0 ReplyThe best thing you can do for artists is pirate everything (cutting out Spotify etc), and purchase an album a month from a band/artist you actually want to support. Buy direct for the artist, or Bandcamp (especially on Bandcamp Fridays)
8 2 ReplyAlso merch and concerts, if this fits you.
6 0 ReplyAll of the above, ideally.
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I'm pretty sure Tidal pays artists better than Spotify or Apple Music.
8 1 ReplyFrom what I recall it's better but not much better. They also shilled for their snake oil MQA format but thankfully they are moving away from that.
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Apple Music pays over double per stream to artists and is better quality audio than Spotify.
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