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by Quinzel 953 days ago
I didn’t realise Spotify wasn’t paying less well known artists. That’s actually pretty shit. I love music. I have a deep utter obsession with music of almost every genre and I don’t think I could go without it. I used to just pirate music (because I was a kid that didn’t really fully understand that that was theft), until Spotify happened, so when I was pirating music artists still weren’t getting paid. Spotify became my default for ease of use, but I suppose they’re a middleman that decides who will get paid, and who won’t. I’ve also got SoundCloud where I listen to artists who don’t seem to be on Spotify, but SoundCloud seems to have a similar structure around paying artists. What other platforms are there for listening to music, where the artists actually get the recognition and reward they deserve?