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Re:Swedish composer becomes Spotify's most-famous musician y... by petesergeant on Sunday March 24, 2024 @02:04AM (#39805397)
Is there the suggestion that he’s getting a sweetheart deal there? I missed it if so
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Re:Swedish composer becomes Spotify's most-famous musician y... by tolerantgravity on Sunday March 24, 2024 @02:19AM (#39805435)
No, this is just an evidence-free speculative conspiracy theory that is now my new head-canon
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Re:Swedish composer becomes Spotify's most-famous musician y... by pastage on Sunday March 24, 2024 @04:28AM (#39805822)
There are contracts that have been seen by major news outlets but they have not been confirmed/commented on by Spotify.
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Re:Swedish composer becomes Spotify's most-famous musician y... by l33tman on Sunday March 24, 2024 @06:06AM (#39806145)
You can apparently trade off 3/4 of your royaltys for a higher placement on the coveted Spotify-owned playlists of different types of ambient music, childrens songs etc. According to the article. But stuff like that is not very transparent I guess..
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