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Re:Spotify CEO: musicians can no longer release music only “... by jimmaswell on Friday July 31, 2020 @04:27PM (#24013583)
I feel like they must make a decent amount of money from ads on free streaming sites.
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Re:Spotify CEO: musicians can no longer release music only “... by dchest on Saturday August 01, 2020 @02:57AM (#24018298)
Correct! I’m not sure why comments here equate music on YouTube with giving it away - while it devalues it by making it free to listen, artists still get royalties from advertising.
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