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Spotify is a toxic shit company overall that is a general detriment to all musicians everywhere. If you care about music just a little bit you should stop usin
by somewhatgoated 5mo ago
Spotify is a toxic shit company overall that is a general detriment to all musicians everywhere.
If you care about music just a little bit you should stop using it today and directly buy music from the artists you care about.
- epicide 5mo agoHonestly, this is true for all streaming, not just Spotify. Stream if you want, but also buy albums from them if they offer it. Merch is even better. Hell, even if you... acquire the music files unofficially and go buy a t-shirt or poster, the artist is still probably getting way more than they ever would have from you streaming all their albums on a loop.
- somewhatgoated 5mo agoIt’s true but Spotify has consolidated the market in a way that I think no other provider has managed - maybe Tidal or YouTube Music. Some musicians that I know personally don’t like Spotify but they feel they have to be on there or be invisible.
- dlivingston 5mo agoBandcamp is great. Albums are usually ~$10 for high-fidelity digital downloads, and ~$25 gets you a vinyl record + the digital download.
- somewhatgoated 5mo agoBandcamp is my preferred solution as well - apart from visiting concerts and buying merch etc directly from the artist, where possible.