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Spotify Rolls Out Music Videos to Premium Users in US and Canada
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Yeah obviously, I'm saying that 'they charge for everything' is misleading since it's all been included in the sub.
Not having to switch apps. Avoid searching for artists and songs on YouTube. I really liked that YouTube Music offered videos in the app, but I never wanted to switch from Spotify. Hopefully, Spotify did a good job integrating them.
OK so they charge for access to it all. No different to what Spotify is doing here.
I often watch music videos on the Apple TV through Apple Music unless it’s unavailable before YouTube. The picture and sound quality is often better especially for older videos
Erm… at least where I live I don’t have to pay extra for lossless/videos/etc.
And playlists: that’s nothing to do with videos 🤪
You're going to try to justify using Spotify and criticize Apple for charging a small fee, when Apple pays the artists almost twice what Spotify pays? From the search bot - "Apple Music generally pays artists a higher per-stream rate, averaging around $0.01, compared to Spotify's rate of approximately $0.003 to $0.005." That's 95% more in case you were wondering.
And guess what - Apple Music is cheaper than Spotify's premium tier (and gets even cheaper in an Apple One bundle), sounds better, and has had video from the get go. And those "features" aren't parsed out only to those willing to pay more. And btw, unless you're paying for Spotify premium you're sitting through ads, and the fact none of that ad money is going to the artists is even worse. There are no ads on Apple Music.
I'll never be a Spotify chump.
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Yeah, this is a ridiculous oversimplification of how streaming royalties are paid, but even if it were true, it really isn’t the flex you think it is. Apple is currently worth about twenty six times what Spotify is, and their business is heavily reliant on literal slavery and abhorrent working conditions
Investigation of an Apple Supplier: Chengdu Foxconn Report in 2023 : China Labor Watch
To this day, Foxconn Chengdu enforces a large number of illegal labor practices including the excessive use of dispatch workers, mandatory overtime, workplace bullying and harassment, and recruitment discrimination.
chinalaborwatch.org
I see... when you've got nothing else, change the subject and deflect... nice try.Yeah, this is a ridiculous oversimplification of how streaming royalties are paid, but even if it were true, it really isn’t the flex you think it is. Apple is currently worth about twenty six times what Spotify is, and their business is heavily reliant on literal slavery and abhorrent working conditions
Investigation of an Apple Supplier: Chengdu Foxconn Report in 2023 : China Labor Watch
To this day, Foxconn Chengdu enforces a large number of illegal labor practices including the excessive use of dispatch workers, mandatory overtime, workplace bullying and harassment, and recruitment discrimination.
It has everything to do with you screaming "Apple charges for everything...".
Then there is this reprehensible nonsense - King Gizzard Pulled Their Music From Spotify in Protest, and Now Spotify Is Hosting AI Knockoffs of Their Songs.
"It's over Anakin! I have the high ground!"
another swing and a miss - yes, King Gizzard (who notably didn't pull their music off of Apple Music) actually has a song called "Rattlesnake". 😅