Always ones to embrace new technology U2 have long been interested in the digital distribution of their music. They know that artists are not getting what they should be getting.”ĭespite the criticism and boycotts of other artists U2 has the majority of their catalog available for streaming on Spotify. And I think it’s a matter of time, I think a lot of these companies and the individuals that are involved in them realize that as well. “Companies like Spotify, the new Apple service and all the others are really going to have to pay artists more. Larry Mullen Jr has also publicly addressed flaws in streaming saying in a 2015 RTE 2FM interview that Other artists are very selective as to what music they allow to be streamed Adele’s 2015 album 25 is unavailable for streaming saying in a 2015 Time magazine article “I believe music should be an event…It’s a bit disposable, streaming.” The first single “Hello” off of the album is available on Spotify and is currently at 505 million streams. The Beatles catalog was only just recently added to Spotify in December of 2015 after being absent for years. Artists like Taylor Swift, Prince, and Garth Brooks have prevented their music from being available on most streaming services. The reasoning for this can be the concern that streaming dilutes the power of an album or the financial impact. Many artists have been critical of streaming services including Spotify.
Subscribers have an option of two types of subscriptions free accounts that provide access to stream music with commercial interruptions or as a pay format that allows commercial free streaming. Launched in a handful of European countries in 2008 and available in the United States and most of the rest of Europe in the second half of 2011 Spotify claims over 30 million subscriptions as of March 2016. Spotify is a multi-faceted music streaming service that allows users to stream their favorite tracks, create playlists, share them via social media, or have music recommended based on listening habits.
0 kommentar(er)
