Technology

55731 readers

3390 users here now

This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.

Our Rules

Follow the lemmy.world rules.
Only tech related content.
Be excellent to each another!
Mod approved content bots can post up to 10 articles per day.
Threads asking for personal tech support may be deleted.
Politics threads may be removed.
No memes allowed as posts, OK to post as comments.
Only approved bots from the list below, to ask if your bot can be added please contact us.
Check for duplicates before posting, duplicates may be removed

Approved Bots

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

1478

After announcing increased prices, Spotify to Pay Songwriters About $150 Million Less Next Year (www.billboard.com)

submitted 1 month ago by fpslem to c/technology

380 comments fedilink hide all child comments

When Bloomberg reported that Spotify would be upping the cost of its premium subscription from $9.99 to $10.99, and including 15 hours of audiobooks per month in the U.S., the change sounded like a win for songwriters and publishers. Higher subscription prices typically equate to a bump in U.S. mechanical royalties — but not this time.

By adding audiobooks into Spotify’s premium tier, the streaming service now claims it qualifies to pay a discounted “bundle” rate to songwriters for premium streams, given Spotify now has to pay licensing for both books and music from the same price tag — which will only be a dollar higher than when music was the only premium offering. Additionally, Spotify will reclassify its duo and family subscription plans as bundles as well.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] scripthook 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Doesn’t make me feel guilty using Soulseek. Artists get next to nothing but I’m refusing to give any money to Spotify. If there was a better way to buy and own music digitally from popular artists I would

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Bandcamp

[–] scripthook -3 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I mean high end artists not indie

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What does high end mean?

[–] [email protected] -5 points 1 month ago

I assume professinol music that's good. Not amuture sounding music.

[–] sgtgig 4 points 1 month ago

Unironically iTunes

[–] unreasonabro 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

high end artists don't need your money, they're funded already and corporate productions in the first place. So i guess you're in the clear! ;)