Spotify shuts down direct music uploading for independent artists
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Re: Spotify shuts down direct music uploading for independent artists
#2Is this just a way to outsource quality control. Making sure meta data was correct, accurate, etc.
Re: Spotify shuts down direct music uploading for independent artists
#3Google did the same a couple of months back[1].
Is there a reason these companies are actively against independent artists being able to upload the music directly?
[1](https://9to5google.com/2019/04/03/google-play-music-shutdown...)
Re: Spotify shuts down direct music uploading for independent artists
#4Too bad... That's one of the things I liked about Spotify
It gave opportunity for small artists to share their talent
Re: Spotify shuts down direct music uploading for independent artists
#5Google did the same a couple of months back[1]. Is there a reason these companies are actively against independent artists being able to upload the music directly? [1]( https://9to5google.com/2019/04/03/google-play-music-shutdown... )
Perhaps pressure from record labels? I hope artists can flock to somewhere like Bandcamp, or alternatives.
Re: Spotify shuts down direct music uploading for independent artists
#6Too bad... That's one of the things I liked about Spotify It gave opportunity for small artists to share their talent
That's OK, they don't pay the small artists more than a pittance anyway. I canceled my subscription a while ago and started pirating music again. When I want to support a small artist, I buy their music on Bandcamp.
Re: Spotify shuts down direct music uploading for independent artists
#7Google did the same a couple of months back[1]. Is there a reason these companies are actively against independent artists being able to upload the music directly? [1]( https://9to5google.com/2019/04/03/google-play-music-shutdown... )
These companies are not against independent artists. The big rights holders are.
Allowing artists to upload directly is a legal clusterfuck of minefields and business risks (pardon the language):
- what happens when an artist who is signed with Warner Music starts uploading their music directly?
- what happens when the Big Three start viewing Spotify (or Google, or anyone, really) as their competitor in music distribution?
Somehow almost literally no one focuses on how Warner, Sony, and Universal have a death grip on both artists and distribution companies. But everyone is willing to vilify Spotify.
Re: Spotify shuts down direct music uploading for independent artists
#8Too bad... That's one of the things I liked about Spotify It gave opportunity for small artists to share their talent
There are still several services that "automagically" publish your music to several platforms at once.
Some are pretty affordable, like DITTOMUSIC
Re: Spotify shuts down direct music uploading for independent artists
#9Google did the same a couple of months back[1]. Is there a reason these companies are actively against independent artists being able to upload the music directly? [1]( https://9to5google.com/2019/04/03/google-play-music-shutdown... )
Record labels are like bad unions and want a closed shop.
Re: Spotify shuts down direct music uploading for independent artists
#10Google did the same a couple of months back[1]. Is there a reason these companies are actively against independent artists being able to upload the music directly? [1]( https://9to5google.com/2019/04/03/google-play-music-shutdown... )
Perhaps pressure from record labels? I hope artists can flock to somewhere like Bandcamp, or alternatives.
This is pretty much the default answer to all such questions, unless directly proven to be otherwise.
The last thing they would want is for Spotify, or anyone else, to effectively become a record label in their own right.