Spotify Sucks… Redux

They still have the biggest audience

I’ve already beaten a dying horse about the new Spotify payment plan, and why it made a significant difference to me. I said what I did, I removed 135 tracks that would likely have made $150 for the year with just a few hundred streams. Removed them because with the new system, they’d earn $0.00. Fuck Spotify for that move, they’re not gonna exploit my work and not pay for it. I explained, too, that Spotify is the main source of listeners, and of revenue despite them being the lowest pay scale (AFAIK).

Who are the people who listen to music and how do they listen?

• Purchase mp3 files for local device
• Purchase vinyl (or CD)
• Streaming

For the creator of music, the streaming services are the easiest way to get recorded music out the the public audience. Physical items like CD or vinyl are costly to produce, unless you have an online fan base and/or are performing regularly. You can also sell media and merch on various online platforms like Bandcamp, as well as downloadable content. There are several new platforms beginning through a grass roots movement as…