Can’t even seek through songs.

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    1 year ago

    know nobody who hears an artist on a streaming service and then does anything past listen to them on said streaming service

    Please allow me to introduce myself lol.

    I go to live shows pretty frequently, maybe every two months or so, and my first exposure to many of the artists I’ve seen came from a random Spotify recommendation. I don’t think this kind of thing is particularly uncommon among people who go to shows frequently. If I don’t learn about them from Spotify, I heard about them from a friend or online community that was listening to them. Music really moves through social networks, so exposure can have some real value, though I agree it’s rather cruel to literally not pay an artist and simply tell them they’re getting exposure.

    But hey, if exposure truly was worthless, advertising wouldn’t be a multi-billion dollar industry.

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      I have the same experience. It’s not like I’m on tick tock or watching MTV to find new artists. I deep dive thru the artists I already like and find them that way. It’s expanded what I listen too compared to my dad who is still stuck in the 70s

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      Yeah, spotify recommendations, spotlist, and whatnot has replaced what MTV was back in the day.