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Ghost artists on Spotify

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556 points greenie_beans | 4 comments | 19 Dec 24 14:12 UTC | HN request time: 0.21s | source
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timoth3y ◴[19 Dec 24 23:01 UTC] No.42466636[source]▶
The entire history of the music business is one of attorneys developing ever more inventive ways of screwing over musicians.

The sad thing (for artists) is that it seems like most Spotify listeners don't care.

Most of our music consumption today seems to be as a kind of background vibe rather than an appreciation of the music itself.

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1. mattgreenrocks ◴[20 Dec 24 00:32 UTC] No.42467214[source]▶
> The entire history of the music business is one of attorneys developing ever more inventive ways of screwing over musicians.

Meta: this feels like a similar problem as doctors and nurses vs administrators, teachers/professors vs administrators, devs vs management, and I’m sure there are others. The latter group takes a disproportionate share of profit, and claims it is justified because of the responsibility.

I see these asymmetries everywhere now.

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2. 7e ◴[20 Dec 24 02:25 UTC] No.42467702[source]▶
Look at the kings and chiefs of old. Power grabs are as old as civilization itself. In the case of wolves and lions, even older.
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3. anigbrowl ◴[20 Dec 24 06:22 UTC] No.42468754[source]▶
Yes, it's MITM attacks all the way down. Everyone knows it's a scam, but anyone who upsets the applecart is severely punished.
4. mattgreenrocks ◴[20 Dec 24 17:50 UTC] No.42473182[source]▶
For sure. I think what sticks out about now is how brazen those who grab power are now. For whatever reason there's a shamelessness/entitlement about the whole thing that is palpable.