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4realz@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago

Spotify doesn't make profit from music streaming, despite having over 400M monthly active users, because it pays two-thirds of all its revenue to the rights holders.

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Spotify doesn't make profit from music streaming, despite having over 400M monthly active users, because it pays two-thirds of all its revenue to the rights holders.

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4realz@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago
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Why Spotify Struggles to Make Money from Music Streaming
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Despite being the king of music streaming, Spotify is struggling financially, but why?
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    If you want to support an artist pirate their music and see them in concert.

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      Nice try ticket Master!

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      Some artists that people like may never come to their city

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        Buy merch

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          It’s rare for me to find merch worth buying, I prefer buying the music.

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            Maybe buying it directly from their website might be the better option in this case? 🤔

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              It’s about the effort artists make for merch, I don’t want to buy a t-shirt with a simplistic design or just a sentence on it

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                I meant buying the CD/music on their website

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      Unless it’s a ticketmaster concert because fuck them.

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      Lol. Yes, ticket service fees, venue fees, and reseller makerts is totally the best way to support an artist, especially if you live no where near a tour location.

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      “Support”

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