For me it comes down to ease of use. If Spotify didn't exist, I doubt I'd be buying albums etc. anyway. It's the same as torrenting movies, people do it becaus

For me it comes down to ease of use. If Spotify didn't exist, I doubt I'd be buying albums etc. anyway. It's the same as torrenting movies, people do it because it's convenient (and free) but now Netflix is here, it's even easier than torrenting. So that's why I'm subscribed to both services and have been for many years. So artists that leave Spotify, like Taylor Swift for example. I may listen to their music because it's in the charts, but when she left Spotify I just didn't listen to her music at all. So I'm sure Spotify do give the artists attention they would never usually get.