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ARTIST SHOULD ADVOCATE SPOTIFY ADOPT A USER-CENTRIC PAYMENT MODEL — a thread 
Let's look at who are the winners.
And who are the losers.
Let's look at who are the winners.
And who are the losers.
There are vast differences between how much people listen to music. More than 10x.
Who knows why. I'm only as god made me. https://twitter.com/vulfpeck/status/1334192642037481472
Who knows why. I'm only as god made me. https://twitter.com/vulfpeck/status/1334192642037481472
Under the current payment model (to be referred to as 'current model'), those users move 10x the royalty payments to artists based on their tastes. https://artists.spotify.com/video/how-spotify-pays-you
This should infuriate lite listeners. You pay the same price for Spotify, yet you get 1/10 the say in what artists get paid. https://twitter.com/timjbritt/status/1334200459838500866
Quality analysis that shows these models roughly shake out the same....
(Meaning all artists have a combo platter of heavy listeners and lite listeners)...
Does not account for the rampant use of bots on the current model. https://musicindustryblog.wordpress.com/2015/07/31/user-centric-licensing-making-streaming-work-for-everyone/
(Meaning all artists have a combo platter of heavy listeners and lite listeners)...
Does not account for the rampant use of bots on the current model. https://musicindustryblog.wordpress.com/2015/07/31/user-centric-licensing-making-streaming-work-for-everyone/
The CEO is in a constant 'cat and mouse' game trying to detect bots.
That's because one $10/month bot could move HUNDREDS of dollars to a given artist in that same month. https://twitter.com/eldsjal/status/1101342940289515521?s=20
That's because one $10/month bot could move HUNDREDS of dollars to a given artist in that same month. https://twitter.com/eldsjal/status/1101342940289515521?s=20
Yes, I am a bot truther.
Deezer is trying a User-Centric pilot.
But i think Spotify has already won. Don't underestimate the power of their network effect. https://www.deezer.com/ucps
But i think Spotify has already won. Don't underestimate the power of their network effect. https://www.deezer.com/ucps
Spotify launched an attack at Apple for a taking 30% cut of their payments. Seems high.
Guess what Spotify takes off the top .... 30% https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/mar/13/spotify-claim-apple-30-percent-app-store-commission-unfair-european-commission-complaint
Guess what Spotify takes off the top .... 30% https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/mar/13/spotify-claim-apple-30-percent-app-store-commission-unfair-european-commission-complaint
The "User-Centric" model has been in the air for a long time. http://lit.vulf.de/spotify-so-little/
The $10 a month standard keeps dropping too. Spotify is much more focused on boosting their subscribers, rather than growing the royalties. https://twitter.com/eldsjal/status/1096097520722329600
Back in my day, the rate was .6 of a penny. https://twitter.com/tjoshbennett/status/1334214110586793985?s=20
Back to the winners and the losers —
User-Centric rewards artists with depth of fanbase.
Current model rewards artist with tourist fanbases.
Not hard to figure out who wins and who loses. https://twitter.com/MrTomGray/status/1334214882397392901?s=20
User-Centric rewards artists with depth of fanbase.
Current model rewards artist with tourist fanbases.
Not hard to figure out who wins and who loses. https://twitter.com/MrTomGray/status/1334214882397392901?s=20
