Boycott spotify +1
this post was submitted on 23 Sep 2025
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Spotify: the company that continues to find ways to make YouTube play music not a horrible choice.
Like... How the fuck.
I mean yeah, I have a Revanced yt music app so I don't have to worry about ads or anything. It works damn near identical to Spotify too.
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I'm out of the loop. Why is there a Spotify boycott?
The biggest band out of Bristol have told their record label to pull all their songs from music streaming app Spotify, in protest at its founder investing more than £500 million in a military AI company
They’ve been changing their terms of service over the past year with some shady stuff and have continuously screwed over creators. I’m planning on yanking my music out of there too.
I've been a Pandora subscriber for years because it's just a better service for music nerds imo. Their "radio" function goes way deeper into catalogs than Spotify ever did. Someone please tell me they're not run by fascists
The parent company , XM Radio, donated to Trump and gives fascists a platform. Also their pay out to artists are among the lowest.
Which is a real shame because I've discovered so many good non-mainstream artists thanks to Pandora's algorithm.
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Ohhhh that’s a band’s name
Great band.
Mezzanine is a masterpiece. It could've been released yesterday. The sound is timeless.
I only know the House M.D. intro song, but I do like it. Mezzanine, I think?
Mezzanine is the album, the song is an instrumental version of Teardrop
Teardrop.
(Mezzanine is the album)
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If not for the improper title capitalization in the headline, it hella reads like a hacker or group of hackers attempting to delete every song on the service. 🤣
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I develop kew (a terminal music player), so I'm biased, but I started kew because I rejected Spotify many years ago.
I think that kew (or other private/offline music players) together with flacs from Qobuz are actually a great alternative to Spotify. Throw in some Bandcamp albums in there for great justice. Once you have a decent collection, you will feel liberated.
I especially think that Qobuz needs more exposure.
I LOVE KEW, THANKS FOR MAKING IT! ive used it for years with my CD collection and it beats out everything in comparison.
Hey, thanks, appreciate it.
I love Lemmy so much cause there's people that make me feel dumb, and no one that makes me feel smart. It pretty fucking refreshing!
Also thanks so much for your hard work. I got you on a small donation.
Edit: super git ignorant, guessing code berg doesn't have that button. You got a "buy me a coffee" type thing set up?
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I've been using bandcamp for years, and I feel pretty good about it. I'd spend about $10/month and get 1-2 albums, and now I have a pretty big collection. I've been unemployed so I haven't bought new music, but my library is still here and ad-free.
Bandcamp might enshittify, since it's privately owned, so make sure you download the drm-free copy of anything you buy.
Bandcamp is better than Spotify - Ampwall is better than Bandcamp. It's artist owned (developed by Chris from the non-fash Black Metal band Woe). The fees are much, much lower than Bandcamp.
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Bandcamp was sold to Epic Games who then sold it on.
The outlook isn't great for Bandcamp, but I can't see any better alternative that supports new artists to the same degree.
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Good on them, fuck Spotify
First band on my playlists that is actually removing their music. I'll probably need to look at an alternate service now. Or build my own service.
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As soon as I need to subscribe to multiple services to find my music I'm going back to piracy. Fuck that anti consumer shit.
You should already be going back to piracy. Spotify is scamming you and artists.
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evicting JOE rogan would be goodstart from spotify
Simple maths. How many customers does it cost us to platform assholes, conspiracy nuts and nazis, and how many customers does it get us?
Adding to that how much they pay the idiot, I feel the balance is tipping towards firing him.
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No one should use garbage Spotify!
Honest question, how else do I easily discover music that matches my taste if I don't use a streaming service?
Spotify isn't the only streaming service, it's just one of the worst, like ethically.
and to answer your question there are sites like Rate Your Music that let you find albums similar to albums you like.
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Totally just bought a Massive Attack shirt from their website. Their "Ceasefire Now" shirts with the Doctors Without Borders quote are amazing.
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Spotify must die
Have you guys read the article ? Spotify is denying the claim of massive attack and other platforms as misinformation, they are claiming that the firm the CEO invested in is only working towards military defense of Ukraine against Russia's invasion. I don't know what is true and don't have the time to check, but it looks to me like a decent response if true.
Not saying Spotify isn't problematic, but that might be overblown misinformation.
Then again, if you want to cancel Spotify, good, I'm all for it, I don't like the enshitification they are undergoing. But this reason might not be the one you should put on the resignation form, it might not send the right message to Spotify.
The company, Helsing, pledges to only sell towards democratic governments. I think it's a very slippery slope. In my opinion, once you've taken a step towards the military industrial complex, you are the military industrial complex.
I'm not sure how much funding came from the profits of Spotify. It could have come from other investments. Ultimately, you have Spotify leadership involved in a defence company that makes drones. Ethically, I don't like my money going towards someone who invests in this.
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I had friends try to get me into Spotify, never liked it.
I use antennaPod for podcasts, highly recommend
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I wish more bands I like were on bandcamp
I appreciate the move, bold for them and the fanbase.
Nowadays probably Dua Lipa, Bruno Mars, Drake and Taylor Swift together could make an impact if they decide to leave (spoiler: no way)
TBH if you're an artist you'll probably make more money by NOT being on streaming platforms and having people buy your music directly - spotify in particular pays fuck all, you might as well have your music on The Pirate Bay. Hell, putting your own music on pirating platforms is probably better for discovery, and people who like your music will buy the albums.
that's so fucking sick, i'm gonna buy their shirts or something
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