For now, there is no doubt that this platform is among the most used worldwide in music streaming: Spotify. Soon afterward, several famous bands as well as independent artists have taken their music from it or even stopped putting any new music on it. This has brought them to why bands are withdrawing from Spotify.
Low Payment to Artists
It is the loudest complaint: remuneration. Spotify pays almost nickels per stream. Others could be saying that even having their songs listened to millions of times-providing them thousands of dollars worth of pay, doesn't pay them enough money worth of their songs. Some spend a lot of resources in arranging concerts, studio recording, promotion, and instruments, among others, but little from Spotify makes sustainability quite difficult for bands.
Promotional Problems and Algorithms
By and large, the platform's algorithm is more user-friendly toward commercial subjects or mainstream artists. Then there are independent bands and even somewhat amateur new artists, who keep getting lost on that totally non-existent platform. And, they are not able to develop their audiences and become vastly frustrated with the platform.
Control Issues on Spotify
It's really what all the bands want: total content control. Unfortunately, that's not the case, since they have a lot of rules and regulations surrounding the uploading and removal of content, which can be pretty frustrating to independent artists. Most of them are now moving to Bandcamp or Patreon to have that personal connection, where they put in to communicate with fans directly.
Ethical Positions and Acts of Rebellion
Some bands and artists leave the platform in protest against the business decisions against some kind of content it has. For instance, some artists have pulled their songs out in protest over misinformation on the Joe Rogan podcast. The ethical question really lies in how that action was arrived at and how that interfaced with the personal values of the artist.
It must be accepted that Spotify continues to be popular across the whole world. More often than not, however, the popularity turns into great losses when that is weighed against the artists and bands. Low fees and algorithmic bias, deprivation of control, and moral objections are some of the grounds why many bands leave the platform. To meet the prevailing needs of the artist, platforms are going to have to evolve into the shape of the future.
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