Though music streaming services pay at different rates, none pay enough to satisfy musicians. But as the world’s most popular streaming service, Spotify wields considerable influence. These caveats surround a significant, even utopian, quality of Spotify: instant access to the majority of all recorded pop music, in high quality. But like any democracy, there is a still a ruler, and it behoves those living under Spotify to hold it to account. As musicians and listeners, we must be the ones to try and prop it up.

Source: The Guardian January 02, 2019 18:22 UTC