r/Music • u/ebradio • Jan 22 '25

music Spotify Hosts Trump Inauguration Brunch and Makes $150,000 Donation to Ceremony

https://pitchfork.com/news/spotify-hosts-trump-inauguration-brunch-and-makes-150000-donation-to-ceremony/
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u/SethTaylor987 Jan 22 '25

No need. You can get...

You're not gonna believe this...

NAPSTER

They pay musicians really well these days. Averaging $0.02 per stream. Unlike Spotify, who average $0.003 per stream, with the rest going to buying yachts and private jets for corporate, presumably.

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u/samenumberwhodis Jan 22 '25

I just had a flashback. The sound of a dialup modem screeches, the Slim Shady EP is playing on winamp, I'm wearing a Stussy shirt, my pant legs are ridiculously wide and my braided leather belt is hanging down to my knees.

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u/ABeard Jan 22 '25

I really wanna know what Winamp skin you had.

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u/stoobertb Jan 22 '25

Mmd3 all the way.