So, this whole debate about Spotify would mean nothing to me, if it weren't for Neil Young.

[70sEraVet]

I didn't know ANYTHING about Spotify, barely heard of Joe Rogan. But I regard Neil as a hero; he has NEVER 'sold out'. So, now I'm mad at Spotify. Still don't really know anything about it.
But it occurred to me, that one way we hurt any kind of broadcast is to go after their ADVERTISERS. And sure enough, Spotify has advertisers (I looked it up)!

"You either pay for Spotify with a premium plan, or you don’t.
If there are so many users who stream on Spotify without paying, how does Spotify, and the artists who are on the platform, make money?
Spotify has two main streams of income: ad revenue and subscriptions."
https://www.makeuseof.com/music-streaming-services-explained-how-does-spotify-make-money/

So, why aren't we gathering lists of advertisers? Why aren't we threatening to boycott? Why are we just waiting for the musicians to do something?

[LisaM]

1. We should boycott.

I already boycott Spotify. Just a week ago I was telling a friend I didn't use it because of artist rights.

https://www-latimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2021-04-19/spotify-artists-royalty-rate-apple-music?_amp=true&amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a8&usqp=mq331AQKKAFQArABIIACAw%3D%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16442492311796&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fentertainment-arts%2Fmusic%2Fstory%2F2021-04-19%2Fspotify-artists-royalty-rate-apple-music

My boycotts don't work (Amazon is still around, Elon Musk is still in business), but I keep at it.