2021-08-01
What's most amazing about this already infuriating article is the @FT managed to find an artist who is happy about making nothing from their recorded music. That is some real graft. I hope someone paid you for it. #BrokenRecord https://www.ft.com/...
Financial Times
A look at the debate over Spotify's Discovery Mode, whereby artists are prioritized for reduced royalties, a key way for Spotify to improve margins
but prefer to speak anonymously. https://www.ft.com/... https://twitter.com/...
2021-02-06
Yes @SoundCloud!! Call it what you like, but I know Usercentric when I see it. We should have been doing this for YEARS. Take note @AppleMusic, @amazonmusic and @Spotify. @deezer know, but stymied by regressive Major-licensing think. #BrokenRecord https://www.billboard.com/...
Billboard
Sources: SoundCloud is preparing to introduce a new payment system that would allow users to pay artists directly
Micah Singleton / Billboard :
2020-05-20
But they're not ‘profitable’ *Sigh* #BrokenRecord https://twitter.com/...
The Verge
Joe Rogan's podcast, which he said had ~190M downloads/month in 2019, will become a Spotify exclusive this year; his YouTube will no longer have full episodes
A massive gain for the platform — Joe Rogan, comedian and host of one of the most popular podcasts in the world, is taking his show to Spotify.