{"id":20425,"date":"2025-10-12T14:37:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T12:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/12\/death-to-spotify-the-diy-movement-to-get-artists-and-fans-to-quit-the-music-app\/"},"modified":"2025-10-12T14:37:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T12:37:16","slug":"death-to-spotify-the-diy-movement-to-get-artists-and-fans-to-quit-the-music-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/12\/death-to-spotify-the-diy-movement-to-get-artists-and-fans-to-quit-the-music-app\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Death to Spotify\u2019: the DIY movement to get artists and fans to quit the music app"},"content":{"rendered":"

Musicians have long criticized the streaming service\u2019s paltry payouts, but a new wave of boycotts is emerging<\/p>\n

This month, indie musicians in San Francisco gathered for a series of talks called Death to Spotify, where attenders explored \u201cwhat it means to decentralize music discovery, production and listening from capitalist economies\u201d.<\/p>\n

The events, held at Bathers library, featured speakers from indie station KEXP, labels Cherub Dream Records and Dandy Boy Records, and DJ collectives No Bias and Amor Digital. What began as a small run of talks quickly sold out and drew international interest. People as far away as Barcelona and Bengaluru emailed the organizers asking how to host similar events.<\/p>\n

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\nMusicians have long criticized the streaming service\u2019s paltry payouts, but a new wave of boycotts is emerging
\nThis month, indie musicians in San Francisco gathered for a series of talks called Death to Spotify, where attenders explored \u201cwhat it means to decentralize music discovery, production and listening from capitalist economies\u201d.
\nThe events, held at Bathers library, featured speakers from indie station KEXP, labels Cherub Dream Records and Dandy Boy Records, and DJ collectives No Bias and Amor Digital. What began as a small run of talks quickly sold out and drew international interest. People as far away as Barcelona and Bengaluru emailed the organizers asking how to host similar events. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Musicians have long criticized the streaming service\u2019s paltry payouts, but a new wave of boycotts is emerging This month, indie musicians in San Francisco gathered for a series of talks called Death to Spotify, where attenders explored \u201cwhat it means to decentralize music discovery, production and listening from capitalist economies\u201d. The events, held at Bathers …<\/p>\n

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