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Yeah, I think this is really what it comes down to. I'm in the same boat. I joined Spotify to stream music, not podcasts. Spotify has fully shown that they're g

Yeah, I think this is really what it comes down to. I'm in the same boat. I joined Spotify to stream music, not podcasts. Spotify has fully shown that they're going to put podcasts ahead of music at this point (probably because they can stuff in ads). This was the final straw for me. I've switched to a platform that focuses on music and pays artists more. I don't care about Rogan, and I don't think many people who are upset with Spotify do. They care that music doesn't seem to be Spotify's top priority.

bryanlarsen 5y ago
> I've switched to a platform that focuses on music and pays artists more. What platform is that, and are you really sure? Every platform that has a free tier has dismal pay per play numbers. But what I care about is how much of my $10 per month the artists and songwriters get. AFAICT it's almost universally 70%. But I'd be happy to be corrected, because I'd be really easy to convert away from Spotify at the moment...
- tmikaeld 5y ago
  Bandcamp, you “own” the music and get the source files, plus unlimited high quality streaming using their app. You pay what the artist asks for their work, usually 7-9$ for a full album. They even have creators Fridays which removes bandcamps chunk of the revenue (15%)
joshspankit 5y ago
After having met someone who’s making >$1m/mo from Spotify, I suspect that the reason they push podcasts over music is that someone listening to a podcast is typically listening for much longer than someone who’s putting on music. (Even if you check your own experience and think back to times you start music and just let it play for multiple hours, consider that there are people who start one podcast and keep listening through multiple episodes)