In a past thread on this topic, I’ve seen a few indie artists say that they benefit because Spotify amplifies their audience. They make crap on the streams, but a larger audience base is worth the trade-off since they’ll be able to sell more concert tickets and merchandise.
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FontMasterFlex@lemmy.world 10 months ago
So if Spotify pays artists so poorly (I’m not claiming they don’t), then why do those artists stay on the platform? I have no qualms about using my paid Spotify account. I don’t really care how much they pay artists as long as they are paying artists.
JimmyDean@lemm.ee 10 months ago
tim1996@lemm.ee 10 months ago
Honestly spotify should really let small artists make their pages more interesting.
Kinglink@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Spotify has definitely helped me to discover new artists, but then I mostly listen to that artist on Spotify (Mostly because I’m not in their country.)
Touching_Grass@lemmy.world 10 months ago
One of my arguments is that inde artists and creators are as responsible for the enshitification of the internet as companies like google and Facebook are. They both are invested in turning making the internet into some global bazaar instead of a library
can@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
How so?
Neve8028@lemm.ee 10 months ago
No streaming platforms pay well. Are you saying that artists should pull out of all streaming services? How would new artists get their music to a general audience?
FontMasterFlex@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I’m saying artists seem to be doing fine. If they don’t like how much Spotify is paying them, they are welcome to pull their music from the platform and put it in other places.
stephen01king@lemmy.zip 10 months ago
The choice is between getting paid pennies but with some exposure vs not getting paid at all with zero exposure. Obviously Spotify is the better choice, but it doesn’t mean that it’s a good choice for artists trying to make a living.
FontMasterFlex@lemmy.world 10 months ago
They aren’t entitled to anything. Just like the rest of us, if they are not happy with the amount they are being paid for their work, they are free to go work somewhere else.
Neve8028@lemm.ee 10 months ago
You have no idea what you’re talking about. What you’re saying is basically a “you criticize society yet you live in it” argument.
FontMasterFlex@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Hey, Youtube is free to upload. Get your shit out there. These artists are no more entitled to money than I am for doing my job. If I don’t like what I’m paid, I go find a different place to work. They can do the same thing. If they insist on making shitty music and whining that they aren’t paid enough, that’s no one’s fault but their own. Society owes them nothing.
BURN@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Critical mass. They remove their songs from Spotify and the likelyhood of people changing platforms to keep listening to them is next to zero.