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		troupo 29 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: AI generated music barred from Bandcamp > There are artists that Spotify has different deals with. Spotify doesn't have deals with artists because Spotify doesn't have direct contract with artists. Only with distributors. > My hypothesis is that those genres would otherwise lose Spotify the most money, How would they "lose Spotify money", and how is this different from top artists on Spotify?

germinalphrase 28 days ago [–]

You can’t substitute Taylor Swift, but you may be able to substitute generic synthwave (or whatever people play for general ambiance).

troupo 28 days ago | [–]

I have no idea what this is in response to :)

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