I actively try to use Spotify, because I like the idea that the artist will get at least a penny shaving. So why do I keep just using YouTube? Because it’s not a goddamn pain in the arse.
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Tag: apple music
Links: Spotify payola, cheap Apple Music, bogus Disney takedowns, music journalism pt 2.
It’s a much more dot-com new economy payola. The Uber of payola.
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Links: The record industry is still suicidally stupid, torrented MKV at 11.
Shazam makes a profit but not from records, the record industry goes back to trying to sue the Internet out of existence, the record industry thinks a YouTube employee is really working for them for free, Spotify and Soundcloud will prove that 2+2=1.
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Perfect sound until next time.
Apple is in talks with the majors to finally outdo CD, with 24-bit audio downloads. Current iPods can’t play it, and lossless stereo 24/96
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