Recent news revealed that Spotify’s CEO Daniel Ek has been investing heavily in military tech companies, which adds another ethical layer to a platform already criticized for how little it pays musicians !
Spotify only pays artists about $3–5 per 1,000 streams, using a pro-rata model that directs most money toward major stars… By contrast, Qobuz (≈$18–20 per 1,000 streams) and Tidal (≈$12–13) pay far more fairly!
However Tidal is far from ethical. Most of its revenue is controlled by private investors and founders and small artists still earn very little…
More fair-minded platforms like Bandcamp, Resonate, Ampled, or SoundCloud’s fan-powered royalties prioritize musicians over investors.
With these more ethical alternatives available, why do we keep using Spotify?
Zero assumptions here, I just asked a question. You said you were, and I quote, “not seeking out new stuff”.
So you DO enjoy streaming music…
I hope you enjoyed feeling like you had a “gotcha” moment. When on my computer, yeah, I watch some YouTube, but mostly news and late-night monologues. I sure at shit don’t pay for it.
Even while you are being careful, you are still reading things in. He didn’t say he listens to music on YouTube. It might be a safe assumption but that isn’t what was stated. If you’re going to be pedantic, do it right.
LOL your suggestion is that they said they’re subscribed to various producers but they don’t listen to them? Now that’s pedantic.