r/technology • u/tekz • 18h ago

Business Why are so many musicians removing their music from Spotify?

https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-culture/musicians-removing-music-spotify-royalties-ai-daniel-ek-10208768/
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u/PeaceBull 17h ago

Then why are they staying on tidal, AM, etc?

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u/BaldursGoat 14h ago

Because those still pay them more than Spotify and don’t insert their own AI bands into the algorithm to muddy the waters

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u/jelly_dad 14h ago

They pay more. A lot more (contextually). They also aren’t as flagrantly terrible, Daniel Ek is out here publicly investing in defense contractors and trying to create better avenues for AI music makers to steal money from actual artists. This list goes on and on, it’s the most morally repugnant company among a pile of morally repugnant companies.

Fuck Spotify. It’s a good place to start. Why in every thread is there always someone in here shaming artists for trying to do anything??

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u/Lywqf 4h ago

Am I the only one that think that the Spotify CEO is free to invest in whatever hé sangs with his money and that it’s not relates to Spotify at all ? We’re all investing in the Defence sector with the indexes, aren’t people seeing it ?

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u/jelly_dad 1h ago

Yeah we’re all out here personally investing $600 million into AI focused defense contractors. While also scheming at every opportunity to underpay the artists that made us all our money in the first place.

Also what is your point? He’s allowed the free will to be a demon but we aren’t allowed to stop giving him money?