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Originally posted by Eaten By Lions
It would have been hypocritical of Spotify to grant that request for Taylor. It also could have opened a Pandora's Box where other artists watching Taylor decide to pull that as well.
The principles of a music service should not revolve around who happens to be the biggest star or who has the biggest sales, that shouldn't be a muscle ready for flexing. It''s about being consistent to a philosophy and a business model. Spotify willing to let Taylor's discog go to stick to the bigger picture of who they are as a service is admirable.
All of Taylor's critiques of Spotify are rooted in conservative logic, reminiscent of the big corporations she is criticism here. She completely ignores Spotify's role in promoting independent music and independent artists (who actually get paid well when they have a direct relationship with Spotify). She also ignores the greater role the internet plays in our society, happily embracing the bits that work for her (the free promotion her fans give her across many platforms when asked is technically labour fyi), and fighting against the bits that she perceives to be against her. Inconsistent logic.
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Spotify were not willing to let Taylor's discog go though. They started bitching about it publicly. Tweeting about it, making playlists begging for her to come back, releasing statements to the press. They made it a new-story. Taylor was subsequently asked about it by Yahoo when they interviewed her a week later.
Not you pretending as if Spotify is helping promote independent music for their own benefit, when Spotify are taking a cut from every stream. Have you forgotten Taylor was the only major artist to call out Apple when they were trying to screw everybody out of royalty payments, including the independent artists. That is why loads of indie artists publicly thanked Taylor for her letter to Apple.
Not sure why you are pretending she is against the internet and it's role in society. She never said that at all. Stop objecting to things she never said. You are displaying inconsistent logic with that strawman argument.
Streaming may indeed be the future, but Spotify won't be part of it unless it becomes profitable at some point. It all comes down to the bottom line. If Apple Music becomes the dominant player in the streaming market, then Spotify will be in trouble because the major labels don't like freemium and that is Spotify's only USP. The labels will push to end freemium as soon as they have alternative sources of revenue (from AM).