▲ 1447 ▼ "Sponsored recommendations": I pay for Spotify Premium, and yet somehow I'm still the product? (lemmy.one) submitted 3 years ago by ojmcelderry@lemmy.one to c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world 382 comments fedilink hide all child comments I opened Spotify this morning to be greeted by a modal popup with a "sponsored recommendation". Why am I seeing ads if I'm already paying for the premium plan!? 😑
[–] loom_in_essence@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Well at least you're honest about not caring about the artists. Edit: but you could make a point of buying a couple albums per month if you listen to that much music. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BURN@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago I generally buy merch from the small bands I like, and the rest are multimillionaires already. While I listen to a wide variety of music, it tends to be popular music from a wide range of times where they’ve already made a lot from it. But also, yes, there’s a level of convenience I’m not willing to give up. When an artist pulls their music from Spotify, I tend to just not listen to them, through no fault of their own, but it’s where I listen to everything else. I’m trying YouTube music out since it’s theoretically a bit better and I already pay for YouTube premium. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BURN@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago I generally buy merch from the small bands I like, and the rest are multimillionaires already. While I listen to a wide variety of music, it tends to be popular music from a wide range of times where they’ve already made a lot from it. But also, yes, there’s a level of convenience I’m not willing to give up. When an artist pulls their music from Spotify, I tend to just not listen to them, through no fault of their own, but it’s where I listen to everything else. I’m trying YouTube music out since it’s theoretically a bit better and I already pay for YouTube premium. permalink fedilink source parent
