return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoThe best Spotify alternatives to ease your consciencewww.engadget.comexternal-linkmessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up184arrow-down16
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minus-squarehemmes@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·1 day agoYeah, but are the artists getting paid?
minus-squareFlashMobOfOne@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down3·edit-21 day 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-up4·21 hours agoYeah I do, that’s what I’m saying
minus-squareFlashMobOfOne@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·20 hours agoGotcha. Thank you for clarifying.
minus-squaremarkko@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day 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-squareBrilliantantTurd4361@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoI use the money to go to concerts and buy merch!
Yeah, but are the artists getting paid?
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.
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.
I use the money to go to concerts and buy merch!