Exodus of small artists in Spotify: when ethics speaks stronger

Bands like Xiu Xiu, Deerhoof, King Giizzard and The Lizard Wizard and Godspeed You! The black emperor abandoned the platform

In recent months, an unexpected but symbolic movement has taken shape between independent artists who have decided to remove their songs from Spotify. Bands like Xiu Xiu, Deerhoof, King Giizzard and The Lizard Wizard and Godspeed You! The black emperor abandoned the platform for protest against the investments of CEO Daniel Ek in war technological companies such as Helsing, dedicated to the development of drones and artificial intelligence for military purposes.

For Xiu Xiu, Spotify has become a “violent weaponing portal”, while Deerhoof said he did not want his art to finish the death of people, also highlighting the old criticisms of the platform model, which pays little to musicians and adopts questionable practices as a ghost artists.

King Giizzard was even more emphatic, launching Spotify cock on social networks and strengthening their presence at Bandcamp, even if he admitted the conflict of wanting to maintain his music accessible to fans.

Godspeed you! The black emperor has removed almost all its catalog not only by Spotify, but also by Tidal and Deezer, keeping it only in Bandcamp as a way to strengthen its editorial independence.

Although they are smaller bands, the decision has a symbolic weight, as it shows that ethics can still speak stronger than convenience. The gesture echoes to previous protests, such as when Taylor Swift, one of the greatest artists on the planet, left Spotify in 2014 so as not to agree with his payment policy. These movements may seem small, but bring the possibility of inspiring greater changes throughout the streaming ecosystem.

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