If you like to listen to passionate speeches, ask someone connected to the music industry if Spotify has been smart for them and the industry at large. Chances are this theoretical user will have an opinion to share, and it will be strong. The theme of the profits artists make from Spotify through royalties is controversial, and it is even more so with traveling musicians who lose cash concerts during the pandemic.
In a recent interview, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek offered musicians some advice on making more money via the platform. Unfortunately, he didn’t reveal plans for a new royalty program or other methods for artists to earn more from their work. Instead, Ek argued that they should be making music at a faster pace.
At Stereogum, Chris DeVille has a forged review of Ek’s comments, which he gave the impression in an interview with the Music Ally site.
“There’s a narrative mistake here, combined with the fact that obviously some artists who did well in the afterlife probably wouldn’t do well in this long-term picture, where you can’t record music every 3 to 4 years and you think it’s going to be enough,” Ek said.
Stereogum’s article on Ek’s comments also includes some of the responses from prominent musicians. David Crosby and Zola Jesus are united in their frustration with Ek’s comments. The musicians’ responses on Twitter from Ek’s abrupt layoffs to longer testimonies in the sense that resonant art takes time to create.
– HOUSE EP NOW PLAYING (@LupeFiasco) July 31, 2020
It takes a special occasion to combine such a disparate organization of musicians. Apparently, Daniel Ek, arguing in favor of a total replacement in the artistic process to gain advantages from his company, is one of those occasions.
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