The debacle added fire to a long-simmering dispute over the platform’s inequitable economics for creators. When famed rocker Neil Young demanded his music be removed from Spotify over Joe Rogan’s publicizing of covid misinformation, he was joined in his protest by dozens of other musicians. Spotify, the world’s leading music streaming platform, has been heralded as the savior of the recording industry.īut it sure doesn’t feel that way right now. Sadie Dupuis advocates for musicians as an organizing committee member for the Union of Musicians and Allied Workers. “I don’t know any artists who feel their career has been made better by Spotify,” said Dupuis, who has accumulated more than 15m Spotify streams as solo act Sad13 and as a singer and guitarist in Speedy Ortiz. She recalls making more money from lesser-known music sites like Bandcamp in a month than she does from Spotify in a year. But while the coveted spots on the playlists may have led to greater exposure, they did not lead to greater riches.

If you listen to Spotify’s music recommendations, there’s a good chance you’ve come across songs by Sadie Dupuis.Īs Dupuis told The Hustle, she’s been on the cover of 4 Spotify-curated playlists at the same time.

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