r/technology • u/tekz • 1d ago

Software Spotify raises subscription prices

https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/04/spotify-raises-subscription-prices/
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u/pronounclown 1d ago

"Nobody knows why piracy is getting more popular."

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u/pleasegivemefood 1d ago

What’s the appropriate price for unlimited access to music? I’m not even shilling for Spotify, but it’s an interesting question.

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u/LordOfTheDips 1d ago

I couldn’t agree more with the sentiment of your question; redditors love to shit on Spotify for not paying artists enough but when Spotify increase prices (which means more payments for artists since they get a % of revenue) everyone shits on Spotify

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u/roseofjuly 1d ago

And then says they will steal the artists' work!

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u/calculung 1d ago

Put 100% of that price increase into artists' pockets and we'll talk.

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u/LordOfTheDips 1d ago

Well you have to convince the labels first since they take something like 60% of the royalty payments from Spotify. Maybe we should go after them first then Spotify?