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‘Death to Spotify’: the DIY movement to get artists and fans to quit the music app (www.theguardian.com)
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Musicians have long criticized the streaming service’s paltry payouts, but a new wave of boycotts is emerging

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[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

They changed their genre classification tags behind the scenes in 2023, around the time they fired the guy who ran “Every Noise at Once” and ruined almost all value the service had.

[–] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 months ago

'around the time they fired the guy who ran “Every Noise at Once" '

You know, that explains a lot. I think I've read that dude's book — it was a good read.