The money is negligible. The exposure/discoverability, a considered sacrifice. But I apply for a lot of festivals and gigs. LOADS ask specifically for a Spotify link. The music industry, as a whole, doesn't care yet.

What have I missed/overlooked?

I've ultimately decided to leave some things on there, but not put new music there. Our last studio album only has a few singles. Our new live album, not on it at all.

5. Generation. As much as the younger generations are looking for more ethical choices in life, they are also the generations that are not used to paying for music. Or have grown up with the world's entire catalogue for under £15 a month. Also, largely, they don't seem to care about audio quality.

4. AI training. It's just crap. AI contributing to the dilution of human made art/creativity, by learning from and copying us, and re-producing at the click of a button. AI art is not something we NEED on this earth. Spotify (and others) are just using it to make money.

2. Youtube money also sucks - (the other giant FREE listening service) that doesn't seem to get any slagging at all.

3. Hypocrisy - Spotify's CEO is reported to invest in war drones, which sits horribly. But so many other immoral and equally horrible things in modern consumer life are overlooked.

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