Another One Bites the Dust: Bandcamp acquired by Tencent’s Epic Games and still no fairness for session musicians
Bandcamp’s sale means achieving escape velocity from the streaming tractor beam of death got a little harder.
Category: Spotify Meltdown
Spotify ESG fail: Governance
Because of Spotify’s monopoly power and voting stock, Daniel Ek and his partner control streaming music.
Spotify’s ESG Fail: Social
Not only does Spotify fail the ESG test on environment, it’s a social dumpster fire.
Spotify’s ESG Problem: Environment Fail
Streaming is awful for the environment–uses vast quantities of energy requiring huge data centers. So how can any streamer pass the E test in ESG?
A Comedy of Errors: Spotify Screws Up Again by Locking Out Comedians Who Dare to Talk Back
Spotify’s comedy of errors continues this time with added hubris.
Must See User Centric Explainer by Stevic MacKay of @TwelveFootNinja
Fantastic straight from the heart and blisteringly accurate critique of the “big pool” streaming model.
Today’s Word: “Neuromarketing” at Spotify
Spotify proudly announces their research into how to harvest the brains of your fans for fun and profit. Is that what you signed up for?
It’s All About the Stock: Tone deaf Spotify Insiders Vote for Stock Buyback to Juice Their Share Price While Congress Questions Streaming Payola — @ArtistRights Watch
Spotify’s tone deaf stock buyback comes as the company is fighting fair royalties and avoiding regulation that protects culture from the Spotify juggernaut.
Not You, ARPU: Another way to value streams on Spotify
Spotify’s economic disparity is way worse than you thought when you value streams based on market capitalization.
@ashleyjanamusic’s Video Tells You All You Need to Know About Spotify’s Attitude Toward Artists
Spotify exec says come for the exposure, stay for the mansplaining.
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