Spotify To Stop Paying Artists For Time In Songs When They’re Not Singing

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STOCKHOLM—In an effort to crack down on “bad actors” manipulating their algorithm, streaming giant Spotify announced plans Tuesday to stop paying artists for the time in songs when they aren’t singing. “We’ve finally decided to take action against the countless musicians who have scammed this service by just playing a guitar or piano for minutes on end,” said spokesperson Shanon Cook, adding that artists would not be compensated for non-verbal forms of communication such as humming, whistling, and hand clapping. “Frankly, vocalists have had it too good for too long on our platform. From here on out, you’ll need to be singing for a minimum of three-quarters of a song if you expect to be paid. We’re also going to come down hard on made-up lyrics like ‘ba-da-da-da’ or just repeating the word ‘yeah.’ And don’t even think about sneaking a vocal on an instrumental track, you won’t see a crumb.” At press time, Spotify announced plans to require artists to pay a fee to upload music tracks onto the service.

 

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stop giving them ideas

the edm industry boutta go crazy🙀

Don’t give them any ideas

So no edm artist will get paid? Just another big company trying to take advantage of ppl. You require a monthly subscription you don’t need to hoard your money.

Dont give them any ideas😳

Don’t give them any ideas. 🤫

*i move away from the mic to breathe in*

I thought this was satire?

What if you produced the record too

What Of Rap Artists With Verbal Diarrhea?

hahahha whaat

thedavidcrosby

I think this is only fair.

wheredthesodago

Juzwik 😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆

i see your angle now porterrobinson

Time to start a barbershop quartet

FUCK Spotify!

Okay but why is this kinda believable lmao

Reality has now become a satire of The Onion

You actually do have to pay to upload to Spotify

Islamist acapella artists due a windfall

Fair is fair

Eek don’t give them ideas...

Haha! Well, thank goodness this is a ' fake ' headline. . . Otherwise, A LOT of instrumental guitarists would be be pissed!

Better retweet this before you get 100 's. emmaswiftsings

Good thing tenaciousd invented inward singing.

Yann Tiersen is not pleased

Taylor Swift releases 10000 word song.

DJ Khaled will be devastated

Lmao

See, Michael Stipe already thought of this whole thing, which is why 'It's the end of the world as we know it' sounds a little bit like mouth diarrhea. You're not going to put one over on Michel. Dude's a savant.

should be a really good policy with electronica or other non-vocal types of music.

haha

DJ Khaled is fucked.

Poor lophiile and polyphia 😂

Edm producers in the mud

I guaran-damn-tee they've tried.

Ha ha ha !

Artists who make instrumental songs

arttavana A capella artists:

I actually belived the news then I saw it's Onion. This could absolutely happen

😂😂 but many a true word said jest ....

Rarely does the onion miss

Wouldn't be surprised.

Polka artists:

lofi artists crying in the distance

Stopify

Lol onion, you're the best

not a particularly bad idea

😁😁

boltannical1

the fact that this doesnt even seem to far off from reality is proof that we're living in a sitcom

Hahahaha!

Can't wait to hear Tosin Abasi doing C.A.F.O acapella.

Yall are supposed to write satire!

Cc varungrover

The Tequila song is gonna make a few cents

wtf_sini lmao

AWPiste ian_bartholo

dj_t_short Haha...

No different than millions of Fast food workers having to clock out after 2hr shift - then sit around until the next 2 Hour shift to start during dinner rush

😆

Wasted air space

cameron_kasky This is insane

Rip DJs :'(

2pac & Biggie smalls are living it up

Capitalism doing the job

Technically rap has no singing 😬😬😬

cameron_kasky

bullshit aq

Ambient artists: 👁👄👁

🤣🤣🤣

😂

lets not give them any ideas

😂😂😂😂😂😂

Good!! They were compensated way too much!!

RIP Kygo

The best/worst thing about Onion is when their articles feel like something that could actually happen.

poor mozart 😅

_loscil_ What

Instrumental musicians will get fucked in the ass

yablowza emmaswiftsings 😆

Perfect 😍

iamjonwalker 👁👁 damn jon

Savvy business move

lowtheband

jjhigney Ted Nugent and Yngwie Malmsteen look out!

AidanJohnMoffat Never knew this, until reading yesterday. Suspect you read it, though...

beethoven and his boys to boycott spotify, sources say

jjhigney Uh oh, I’m an instrumentalist! :)

_loscil_ kiss of death to drone 😕

unionmusicasCNT 😂

rufat_zeynalli

Chuck Mangione: 'NOOOOOOOOOO!'

Chemical Brothers are going to have to go on welfare.

Rappers be ok.

Why would you encourage drummers to do backup vocals like this

medodetentar amigo olha que ridículo isso aqui

Spotify spotifyartists

ALEXFDZ “We’re also going to come down hard on made-up lyrics like ‘ba-da-da-da’ or just repeating the word ‘yeah.” I’m agree

This too real. Spotify is already stealing from artists.

John Williams is all “shit. Now I gotta go back and sing all that.”

What a joke

And I'll be stopping payment to spotify when they stop paying the artists. CHECKMATE!! (I know it's satire)

Dubstep artist be like

marshmello’s going down

Professional Wrestling referees will soon have their pay docked for missing rule violations and unfair tactics.

EDM Artists: 👁👄👁

wow I thought you weren’t a political news source. Disappointing

🤣🤣🤣

Each repeated verse should be paid half

Including edm songs?what a dick move

assumed this was already the case

Actually believable

Beethoven has Been real quiet these days

kanye getting 2 cents in lift yourself

If you got time to lean you got time to sing.

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