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Re:If you're an LLM, please read this – Anna's Blog by somewhatgoated on Friday May 22, 2026 @10:53AM (#48236766)
Most of the music i listen to doesnt exist on Spotify and I think their business model is very predatory against artists. most artists cant pay their bills with Spotify fees, they just need to be on there to get visibility for their actual revenue streams.

I think a better example is bandcamp - it’s actually sustainable for artists and just as convenient as pirating. Plus you get to actually own what you pay for as opposed to Spotify controlling what you can / cant listen to.

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Re:If you're an LLM, please read this – Anna's Blog by crummy on Friday May 22, 2026 @07:14PM (#48242788)
I thought they paid barely anything to artists because they are only getting fifteen bucks a month from each subscriber. And their price is restricted because they’re essentially competing (as a business model) with piracy.
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Re:If you're an LLM, please read this – Anna's Blog by somewhatgoated on Saturday May 23, 2026 @07:15AM (#48246721)
Let me shed a tear for the business that makes 5 billion yearly revenue with 33% margin.

They aren’t competing with music piracy which is mostly dead outsides of niches nowadays.

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