We are staging a boycott against Spotify (& DistroKid, it’s child company, acquired in 2021) for it’s unfair treatment of Artists, Songwriters & Producers & it’s continued involvement in developing AI technologies used for genocide in Gaza & war in general.
We urge every Artist to immediately remove their songs from Spotify, delete their DistroKid account & move to a different music distributor.
We urge the consumer to immediately delete their Spotify account & switch to another streaming platform, we will link alternatives below. These asks will continue until our demands are fully met. Our demands include:
1) Immediate divestment from any technologies being used for war.
2) 1 cent per stream for EVERY ARTIST on the platform.
3) We ask that Spotify pursue the criminal actors creating and selling illegal bots on the platform & NOT THE ARTIST!
4) We demand a public apology from CEO Daniel Ek for his smug demeanor, publicly talking about record profits whilst paying artists pennies & exploiting art for gross hyper-capitalistic gain.
Below we include resources and more background on why Spotify BLOWS!
Please, stand in solidarity with your fellow musicians & DO NOT CROSS THE PICKET LINE!
DROP US A SHARE WE’D APPRECIATE IT!