Spotify next generation explained
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Spotify next generation explained
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#2been playing with the new features for the last 20 minutes. it's amazing. most importantly, you can stop using itunes except for podcasts
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#3I love Spotify and think it's an amazing service, but have recently started wondering if it's just as bad for artists as AllOfMp3. After reading about Lady Gaga earning close to nothing for 1 million plays, I'm not sure if it's a service that we should continue to support that much. If 1 million plays don't earn you any money, what's the incentive for less well-known artists?
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/s...
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#4I love Spotify and think it's an amazing service, but have recently started wondering if it's just as bad for artists as AllOfMp3. After reading about Lady Gaga earning close to nothing for 1 million plays, I'm not sure if it's a service that we should continue to support that much. If 1 million plays don't earn you any money, what's the incentive for less well-known artists? http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta…
Spotify responded that these figures were way out (without giving the true numbers). If I remember correctly, the low figure was for a short period & related only to the Swedish market AND for only the Swedish co-writer's royalty - i.e. it was half of the Swedish royalties for a few months, not the full worldwide royalties for a calender year. Here's one report:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/7590782/Spotify-reject...
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#5It's a shame that it isn't available legally in the US of A. I have to VPN into Sweden every couple of weeks to keep my account active. I'd be more than willing to pay a premium fee... but even that won't work, your address has to be in the country of your account.
Reasons I enjoy Spotify so much...
* Their client is super quick and simple
* Songs load essentially instantly, it's like they're local.
* They have an Android/iPhone client.
* You can create playlists and sync them for offline play.
Unfortunately, for those last two items, you need a premium account. I want to give them my money, why won't they take it! =(
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#6I love Spotify and think it's an amazing service, but have recently started wondering if it's just as bad for artists as AllOfMp3. After reading about Lady Gaga earning close to nothing for 1 million plays, I'm not sure if it's a service that we should continue to support that much. If 1 million plays don't earn you any money, what's the incentive for less well-known artists? http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta…
I think you'll find that an artist's income from 1 million Spotify plays far exceeds the equivalent income from ten plays at a radio station with 100,000 listeners.
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#7It's a shame that it isn't available legally in the US of A. I have to VPN into Sweden every couple of weeks to keep my account active. I'd be more than willing to pay a premium fee... but even that won't work, your address has to be in the country of your account. Reasons I enjoy Spotify so much... * Their client is super quick and simple * Songs load essentially instantly, it's like they're local. * They have an An…
I suspect that it is the record companies that wont take it.
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#8been playing with the new features for the last 20 minutes. it's amazing. most importantly, you can stop using itunes except for podcasts
I used to subscribe (love the service but found GBP 10 a month too expensive). The library has always been great but music discovery (once you'd exhausted the similar artists feature) was letting things down. This sounds like a great value addition for users.
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#9It's a shame that it isn't available legally in the US of A. I have to VPN into Sweden every couple of weeks to keep my account active. I'd be more than willing to pay a premium fee... but even that won't work, your address has to be in the country of your account. Reasons I enjoy Spotify so much... * Their client is super quick and simple * Songs load essentially instantly, it's like they're local. * They have an An…
You can buy something like iTunes gift cards for premium access here in Sweden. If you know someone here you could get them to buy it for you and get a premium account maybe?
If you don't know anyone you could drop me an email (it's in my profile) and I could check the store next time I'm out.
Re: Spotify next generation explained
#10It's a shame that it isn't available legally in the US of A. I have to VPN into Sweden every couple of weeks to keep my account active. I'd be more than willing to pay a premium fee... but even that won't work, your address has to be in the country of your account. Reasons I enjoy Spotify so much... * Their client is super quick and simple * Songs load essentially instantly, it's like they're local. * They have an An…
Can you not "borrow" a friends address in one of those countries?