Musicians have long criticized the streaming service’s paltry payouts, but a new wave of boycotts is emerging

  • LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world
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    10 hours ago

    Is there another service that has anything comparable to Spotify’s family plan? I have like 4 other people on the family plan I pay for and I really don’t wanna fuck them over by switching lol

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      3 hours ago

      I think that’s the point of all this. It’s currently way too cheap for the consumers. Adjusted for inflation from the 80s, an album would cost over $30 today. Each album. To get infinite music for $10 a month, yeah the artists are getting screwed.

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      9 hours ago

      I’m using Qobuz. As I know they pay the most to the artist ($0.01873 vs $0.004 ). Qobuz Family costs 20,83€ per months and I think you get free access to a service which moves your Spotify playlists to qobuz.

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      9 hours ago

      Apple Music has a family plan, and it’s cheaper than Spotify’s, at least in Canada (16.99 vs 20.99).

      Qobuz has a family plan too, a little more expensive than Apple’s here but still cheaper than Spotify’s.

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      Deezer? They still don’t pay artists much, but I think it’s still better than Spotify

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        The Artist-Centric model sucks. The artists that benefits the most is the biggest artists like Drake etc. This system does create a two-tier royalty structure that favors bigger or more established artists with a loyal fanbase