Musicians have long criticized the streaming service’s paltry payouts, but a new wave of boycotts is emerging

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[–] 7 points 1 year ago (14 children)

Is there another service that has anything comparable to Spotify's family plan? I have like 4 other people on the family plan I pay for and I really don't wanna fuck them over by switching lol

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    I'm using Qobuz. As I know they pay the most to the artist ($0.01873 vs $0.004 ). Qobuz Family costs 20,83€ per months and I think you get free access to a service which moves your Spotify playlists to qobuz.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I think that's the point of all this. It's currently way too cheap for the consumers. Adjusted for inflation from the 80s, an album would cost over $30 today. Each album. To get infinite music for $10 a month, yeah the artists are getting screwed.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    Artists have never made any significant money from album sales unless they self publish. 90%+ of the revenue from a cd sale goes to the publisher, producers, executives, marketing, etc. Going to live shows and buying merch has always been the primary way artists actually make money.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

    Apple Music has a family plan, and it's cheaper than Spotify's, at least in Canada (16.99 vs 20.99).

    Qobuz has a family plan too, a little more expensive than Apple's here but still cheaper than Spotify's.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Deezer? They still don't pay artists much, but I think it's still better than Spotify

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    The Artist-Centric model sucks. The artists that benefits the most is the biggest artists like Drake etc. This system does create a two-tier royalty structure that favors bigger or more established artists with a loyal fanbase

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    I'm switching to Tidal, they have a family plan

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