return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 days agoThe best Spotify alternatives to ease your consciencewww.engadget.comexternal-linkmessage-square46linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squarehemmes@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·13 days agoYeah, but are the artists getting paid?
minus-squaremarkko@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·13 days agoThe ones I really like I will still buy something from. The others I don’t listen to enough for them to even make $1 from streaming anyway.
minus-squareFlashMobOfOne@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·13 days agoThe artists weren’t getting paid when you were using Spotify. The shareholders were. If you want artists to get paid, you have to buy direct or support them indirectly via merch/tickets/buying streams, etc.
minus-squarehemmes@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·13 days agoYeah I do, that’s what I’m saying
minus-squareFlashMobOfOne@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·13 days agoGotcha. Thank you for clarifying.
minus-squareBrilliantantTurd4361@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·13 days agoI use the money to go to concerts and buy merch!
Yeah, but are the artists getting paid?
The ones I really like I will still buy something from. The others I don’t listen to enough for them to even make $1 from streaming anyway.
The artists weren’t getting paid when you were using Spotify. The shareholders were.
If you want artists to get paid, you have to buy direct or support them indirectly via merch/tickets/buying streams, etc.
Yeah I do, that’s what I’m saying
Gotcha. Thank you for clarifying.
I use the money to go to concerts and buy merch!