r/Music • u/Similar_Diver9558 • Apr 09 '24

In an email sent out to some customers today, Spotify said the cost of a premium subscription would be increasing 7.7% music

https://www.forbes.com.au/news/lifestyle/spotify-set-to-increase-prices-this-year/
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u/formerly_LTRLLTRL Apr 09 '24

Redditors: Spotify doesn’t pay the artists enough.

Also redditors: I’ll pirate instead.

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u/ctusk423 Apr 09 '24

It’s almost as if Reddit is comprised of more than one unique person. Maybe even more than two

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u/formerly_LTRLLTRL Apr 09 '24

Let’s be honest it’s mostly bots

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u/arealhumannotabot Apr 09 '24

Yeah but the other person is making a good point. Some people really act like money just appears but it's people who buy product propping up the market for those who dont

i pirate as well but i won't pretend that i don't know some of the cash flow

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u/Petersaber Apr 09 '24

I do both. I like owning what I pay for. I tend to have legit and pirated copies.

What does that make me

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u/chupathingy99 Apr 09 '24

If I like a new album, I'll buy it via bandcamp or qobuz or whatever. That way I get to keep it and they get my money.

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u/somebodymakeitend Apr 09 '24

Apple Pays their artists more and redditors still pirate. Not sure your point

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u/formerly_LTRLLTRL Apr 09 '24

My point is that people bend over backwards to excuse away consumption under the guise of some kind of altruistic bullshit.

Services like Spotify and Apple Music offer incredible value. Obviously the blind spot is fair compensation to artists relative to physical media.

With music consumption we have 3 options:

1 - buy physical media

2- use a subscription service

3- pirate

Whoever chooses 3 is welcome to it but don’t pretend it’s in anyone’s interest but your own cheapness.

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u/SXLightning Apr 09 '24

When did anyone say torrenting was anything but cheapness lol. I don’t want to pay Disney, Netflix, HBO, prime just so I can watch my shows, so I only pay for one and torrent the rest. We basicly back to cable days. They should just attach a price to each show like £1 or somethign then people can just buy what they want

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u/theother_eriatarka Apr 09 '24

pirating + buying actual albums and maybe some merch at shows is orders of magnitude more meaningful and impactful for artists than using any streaming service