DeadNinja to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 6 months agoThe Ugly Truth About Spotify Is Finally Revealedwww.honest-broker.comexternal-linkmessage-square233fedilinkarrow-up1704arrow-down127
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minus-square@FeloniousPunk@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglish34•6 months agoThe only people who make money on Spotify is Spotify. Support artists directly if you want them to continue to create.
minus-square@Frozengyro@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish3•6 months agoIs there a streaming model that better supports artists, has a large catalog of music, and is reasonably affordable?
minus-squareRipriderlinkfedilinkEnglish7•6 months agoI’m pretty sure Tidal pays artists better than Spotify or Apple Music.
minus-square@vividspecter@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish9•6 months agoFrom what I recall it’s better but not much better. They also shilled for their snake oil MQA format but thankfully they are moving away from that.
minus-square@DampSquid@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglish6•6 months agoThe best thing you can do for artists is pirate everything (cutting out Spotify etc), and purchase an album a month from a band/artist you actually want to support. Buy direct for the artist, or Bandcamp (especially on Bandcamp Fridays)
minus-square@ifItWasUpToMe@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglish2•6 months agoApple Music pays over double per stream to artists and is better quality audio than Spotify.
The only people who make money on Spotify is Spotify. Support artists directly if you want them to continue to create.
Is there a streaming model that better supports artists, has a large catalog of music, and is reasonably affordable?
I’m pretty sure Tidal pays artists better than Spotify or Apple Music.
From what I recall it’s better but not much better. They also shilled for their snake oil MQA format but thankfully they are moving away from that.
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The best thing you can do for artists is pirate everything (cutting out Spotify etc), and purchase an album a month from a band/artist you actually want to support. Buy direct for the artist, or Bandcamp (especially on Bandcamp Fridays)
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All of the above, ideally.
Apple Music pays over double per stream to artists and is better quality audio than Spotify.