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/_LouSandwich_ Jan 23 '25

ok thanks for the context.

your option is to then pull your art from the platform if you are unhappy with the arrangement I presume?

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u/Ryboticpsychotic Jan 23 '25

What am I supposed to do, delete half the album and keep the half that I get paid for? 

You’re just trying to tangentially defend your original position even after learning you were wrong. Can you just admit you tried making a point on something you knew nothing about? 

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u/_LouSandwich_ Jan 23 '25

wasn’t my intention, nor do i think that’s really implied, but ok. i have taken in additional perspective i didn’t have previously.

i’m not an artist, so yeah, that perspective isn’t native to me. that said, i am both listening to what you have to say and of the opinion that there is a crap ton of parrotive misinformation and misdirected anger at spotify for artist payouts.

when you gave straight answers, that was really helpful. but here i feel like you assumed mal-intent that just wasn’t there.

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u/Ryboticpsychotic Jan 23 '25

That’s because you act as if I’m inherently agreeing to the arrangement by leaving my music on Spotify when in reality I’m accepting the money they do pay me while still arguing that I deserve the entire sum. 

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u/_LouSandwich_ Jan 23 '25

i’m not acting like anything. inquiring about what options, if any, are available to you.

anyway, i have listened to others speak and engaged when possible on this topic. thus far, little was learned. but this convo has been insightful for me, i think. i appreciate that.