they're providing zero evidence for this, just unilaterally taking tracks (and entire albums associated with them) down. and notably are doing it to artist just big enough that it's a few bucks, but not so big that their post will go viral and end up in the news cycle, or enough that they would have any feasible legal recourse.
but imagine doing this to hundreds of thousands of artists, that's a lot of "a few bucks" they don't have to pay out. hmm! 🤔
i am absolutely convinced this is a systematic thing on their end and that it's deliberate. spotify is literally the sheriff from nottingham out here.
these are just the ones i happen to see on my timeline. i'm furious.
(ps. @mwgewehr & @floopy r on here, show them some love if you can, buy their stuff on bandcamp etc, and this is singto conley's bandcamp)
i truly wonder how many people this is affecting and whether a class action lawsuit is feasible. so mad
i am begging everyone to stop using spotify. the "i rely on the discover weekly playlist/algorithm" excuse just does not cut it anymore im sorry
There are SO many better options. You can get two new albums a month on Bandcamp for less than what you pay for Spotify premium, which lets you listen to a lot of cool new shit while directly supporting artists. They also have a feature where artists can recommend other artists directly. Also you can like...just talk to people and ask for recommendations for new music. It's easy! Here, I'll even demonstrate:
"I'm looking for some music that's similar to Sleater-Kinney, can anyone give some recommendations?"