when you’re posting your #SpotifyWrapped list, remember that you’re doing free advertising for a company that exploits artists. and CEO Daniel Ek uses Spotify money (stolen from artists) to fund designing war weapons

"A change like Twitter’s new Chirp font might seem subtle. The effects are anything but."

"Instead of paying musicians properly, the likes of Spotify have set up ‘donation’ buttons – thus passing the buck to fans, says Guardian columnist John Harris"

"Over the last decade, streaming services like Spotify have become increasingly dominant, sucking up all the profits at the expense of the musicians who make the work. Now, the newly formed Union for Musicians and Allied Workers is _...Read More_

Your DNA is not your culture "If we really want to hear our heritage, listening, rather than spitting in a bottle, might be the best place to start."

"As streaming platforms extend their monopoly on music during the pandemic, the effects can be heard in the structures of songs themselves argues Ted Mair. "

"The Music Modernization Act will streamline a long-antiquated legal regime for the benefit of those pulling the strings—streaming companies and record labels."

I Am Here to Demonize Spotify. By RICHARD BECK. "Finally, there was Spotify. I am here to demonize Spotify. Its negative impact on the lives of working musicians has been well documented, as have its homogenizing effects on music itself _...Read More_