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Spotify’s Newest Pitch to Labels and Musicians: Now You Pay Us
Thirteen years ago today, I wrote a blog post that changed my life.
I was a 20-year-old summer intern at NPR Music, sitting in front of the Tiny Desk, grappling with the contraction between how much I loved music and how little I paid for it.
I wrote that I had 11,000 songs in my iTunes library, yet had only purchased 15 CDs.
Spotify had just... See more
Emily Whitesubstack.comAnd no matter how you feel, this design was never for the customer. Nobody using Spotify was saying “ah man, I wish I could watch videos on this,” but that doesn’t matter because engagement and revenue must increase. It’s clear that Spotify, a company best-known for exploiting the artists on its platform, treats its customers (both paying and other... See more
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