Spotify never sold me my favourite artists’ catalogue, it sold me access to it on their proprietary platform, in exchange for a subscription fee. So, I shouldn’t be surprised to see that the money isn’t going to the artists.
It’s the season of Spotify Wrapped again, and my social feeds are filled with commentary about about the streaming giant. Every year it seems like the share of posts critical of the meagre sums paid to artists grows by just a little bit.
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