Masimatutu@mander.xyz to Technology@beehaw.org · edit-211 months agoSpotify made £56m profit, but has decided not to pay smaller artists like me. We need you to make some noise | Damon Krukowskiwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square148fedilinkarrow-up1412arrow-down10
arrow-up1412arrow-down1external-linkSpotify made £56m profit, but has decided not to pay smaller artists like me. We need you to make some noise | Damon Krukowskiwww.theguardian.comMasimatutu@mander.xyz to Technology@beehaw.org · edit-211 months agomessage-square148fedilink
minus-squarecwagner@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoI doubt it pays much better, the issue might be partially the distribution, but mainly that they are too cheap.
minus-squareKiloee@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoWhile it isn’t a lot more in general it is still about three times of Spotify. It also takes into consideration which artists you actually stream afaik, so that your money goes more towards those.
minus-squareericjmorey@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-210 months agoLook like Tidal pays 4x more than Spotify on average. For small artists, it’s likely hundreds of times more.
I doubt it pays much better, the issue might be partially the distribution, but mainly that they are too cheap.
While it isn’t a lot more in general it is still about three times of Spotify. It also takes into consideration which artists you actually stream afaik, so that your money goes more towards those.
Look like Tidal pays 4x more than Spotify on average. For small artists, it’s likely hundreds of times more.