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> However, the problem with that is, if I don't listen to Taylor Swift at all, why is a portion of my subscription fee going to her? Because Spotify needs to p
by throw_m239339 5y ago
> However, the problem with that is, if I don't listen to Taylor Swift at all, why is a portion of my subscription fee going to her?
Because Spotify needs to pay extra to have the right to stream Taylor Swift, or Dua Lipa, not OBX.
> If I listen exclusively to Obscure Band X, then all of my money should go to them
Well, that's the thing, some of your money will always go to Taylor Swift or whatever label she is on, regardless of whether you're listening Taylor Swift or not.
As an musician myself I'm NOT on Spotify and actively prevent my music to be on that platform. "Exposure" is meaningless. I make 1000 times more money slapping ads on my music on Youtube than these streaming services.