Shotgun SeamstressMy #BandcampFriday purchase.
#ExVöid #PunksPlayPop #PayMusicians
In Love Again, by Ex-Vöid
10 track album
Ex-Vöid
Reilly Spitzfaden (they/them)"The CEO of Spotify thinks music is made for free and is his to sell, promoted as ‘content’. Please always try to buy records (‘vinyl’), cds, T-Shirts and go to gigs where you can afford to support bands you love."
#Streaming #Spotify #PayMusicians #MusicNews #Music #PhysicalMedia
Noah Simon 🎻
Chris WhoAmazon: You've been selected for an opportunity for 3 free months of Amazon Music!
Me: Wow! I'm in a very exclusive group of "everyone", so thank you for introducing me to another steaming music platform I can tell to fuck off! I appreciate the opportunity!
VM (Vicky) BrasseurSpotify to cease operations in Uruguay over copyright laws that “introduce the right to "fair and equitable remuneration" for authors, composers, performers, directors, and screenwriters" and “broadened the scope of financial remuneration for performers, particularly in respect of content shared online.”
https://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/12/spotify-to-cease-operations-in-uruguay.html
louknightsmccuddenV interesting read about songwriting in the current context, in terms of technology and economic models.
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/pop-songwriters-industry-broke-1234662448/
#artists #payartists #Songwriters #Spotify #musicindustry #songwriting #musiciansofmastodon #musiciansunion #PayMusicians
Ether DiverAs usual, Benn Jordan is spot on in this takedown of Spotify/streaming services. The bottom line is, they don't work. If you want to support music (or any art), the answer is give money directly to those artists, one way or another. Patreon, Bandcamp, KoFI-- hell find out the Venmo of the guy who makes the gifs you like and send him $10 for being awesome.
Why Spotify Will Ultimately Fail
Julian RowlandsOK we need a fediverse-based alternative to Spotify so that creators get the proceeds of their work
AnnSo while I like Spotify wrapped fluff, it’s also a great day to check out UMAW (Union of Musicians and Allied Workers):
UMAW
The Union of Musicians and Allied Workers (UMAW) has mobilized thousands of music workers to take part in our first actions around the COVID crisis, and we will continue to organize around issues such as demanding fairer deals from streaming services, ensuring musicians receive the royalties they ar
Laineshout out to #bandcamp for calling me out when I listened to Pom Pom Squad's "Death of a Cheerleader" too many times without buying it #MyBad #PayMusicians