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matthewb.eth
@matthewb
interesting that Qobuz, Tidal, Napster, and Apple Music all pay 3-10x more per stream than Spotify, yet hardly any normies who complain about shitty streaming artist fees use them. seems like Spotify’s discovery algo is the real deciding factor for consumers listening to music, not paying artists. revealed vs. stated preference. also worth noting that each of the competing platforms listed above offers higher audio quality than Spotify, ranging from lossless 44.1/16 all the way to 192/24. this also doesn’t seem to matter too much for the average listener.
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Ghostlinkz
@ghostlinkz.eth
Even though those other platforms pay a bit more, I don’t think it would make a big difference if everyone left Spotify for Tidal or Apple. The streaming model mostly benefits the labels and the biggest artists anyway. That’s why I’m into Bandcamp and web3 platforms, they let me directly support the artists I care about. As long as historical catalogs dominate our attention and remain controlled by the big labels, I don’t see any major changes happening. Spotify even had to give them equity just to do business.
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matthewb.eth
@matthewb
yeah I think buying releases (and merch) via bandcamp or similar is ideal but a 10x between spotify and qobuz is still the difference between $300 and $3000 for an artist, which is actually meaningful added bonus is that qobuz has secured rights to high-quality files too, though not everyone can hear the difference
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Ghostlinkz
@ghostlinkz.eth
Something tells me it wouldn’t remain at 10x if all Spotify customers went to Qobuz. But I get your point, every $ counts for artists. As for sound quality, if it was a big differentiator, Spotify would be bleeding customers. What keeps me on Spotify: my library, familiarity with the platform, and its popularity. I like that if I share a Spotify link with a friend, they will most likely listen to it cuz they also have access. This is what makes YouTube even more superior.
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