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[–] KoalaUnknown@lemmy.world 17 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (4 children)

This is why more people need to move away from Spotify. They pay artists way too little.

[–] General_Effort@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That figure is potentially misleading. You want to know how much of your subscription or ad revenue is paid out. The per stream royalty is diluted by non-paying users, or by users paying lower rates (in poorer countries, etc). If you move your subscription to a service that pays out a lower share, then you pay musicians less, even if the average payout per stream is higher.

[–] KoalaUnknown@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

If ads don’t make enough money to pay artists, then Spotify shouldn’t offer a free tier. Don’t support a company that is hurting artists.

[–] General_Effort@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

This is the kind of thinking that usually gets mocked on lemmy.

[–] Microw@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

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Give me two years, and your dinner will be free

Gas station champagne is on me

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[–] xrtxn@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 10 months ago

I thought deezer paid a LOT better

[–] Viper_NZ@lemmy.nz 1 points 10 months ago

This was a deciding factor in why I use Tidal.