Looks like they’re reducing royalties by classifying their regular Premium service as an audiobook bundle (after introducing a standalone audiobook tier): https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/spotify-music-audiobook-bundle-lower-royalty-for-songwriters-1235974942/
― rendered nugatory (morrisp), Friday, 19 April 2024 20:28 (two weeks ago) link
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek surprised by how much laying off 1,500 employees negatively affected the streaming giant’s operations
Fortune headline
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 23 April 2024 14:29 (one week ago) link
https://fortune.com/europe/2024/04/23/spotify-earnings-q1-ceo-daniel-eklaying-off-1500-spotify-employees-negatively-affected-streaming-giants-operations/
But he says they’re back on track now on a path to long term profitability.
Ugh
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 23 April 2024 14:32 (one week ago) link
what a piece of shit that guy is. it's amazing to me he's even willing to show his face in public!
― budo jeru, Tuesday, 23 April 2024 14:52 (one week ago) link
more amazing that anyone still admits to and / or rationalizes subscribing to this service
― Paul Ponzi, Tuesday, 23 April 2024 18:48 (one week ago) link
It's a go-kart powered by my own sense of self satisfaction.
― Never fight uphill 'o me, boys! (President Keyes), Tuesday, 23 April 2024 18:50 (one week ago) link