CA$H MUSIC #10 — The Swedish platform, world leader in music streaming, is widely criticized for its artist compensation policy as well as its prices. Are its competitors, from Tidal to Qobuz, more ethical?
Published on September 22, 2024 at 12:30 p.m.
Fallacious price increases or poor artist compensation: the reasons for leaving Spotify are starting to pile up. The questionable choices of the leader in the online music market raise questions. If, with its 615 million users worldwide, the exodus from the platform is not a groundswell, some might be tempted to see if the grass of music streaming is not greener elsewhere.
Previous episodes of Ca$h Musiquethe emission of Telerama which opens the wallet of the music industry, have already explained in detail the redistribution mode of the Swedish company as well as the primarily commercial aims of its model. Let us look here at the alternatives to Spotify and ask ourselves if more ethical streaming is possible.
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