Awful idea. There are bands i have never once streamed on spotify but have spent hundreds of pounds on merch, physical and digital releases (via bandcamp or their website) as well as tickets but according to them I would not be a big enough fan.

Thoroughly flawed premise

35 minutes ago, Severin said:

Awful idea. There are bands i have never once streamed on spotify but have spent hundreds of pounds on merch, physical and digital releases (via bandcamp or their website) as well as tickets but according to them I would not be a big enough fan.

Thoroughly flawed premise

Surely that side of it will be on the artists to come up with a better idea than a "Pre-order the new album and get pre-sale access"? I don't see how this relates to Spotify? It's not Spotify's fault you don't stream?

On 24/05/2026 at 20:55, Severin said:

Awful idea. There are bands i have never once streamed on spotify but have spent hundreds of pounds on merch, physical and digital releases (via bandcamp or their website) as well as tickets but according to them I would not be a big enough fan.

Thoroughly flawed premise

You can still get tickets to see said band though? this seems like an added bonus for fans that do stream. It will most likely be a small percentage available through here just like O2 priority, or all the other gimmicks to give people early access. But this is much more in favour of the artists that those because the artists are also getting streams!

Surely more of the issue people are raising are with things like O2 priority etc which has no benefit to the artist? Streaming their music to get access to early tickets is a win for both parties.

On 24/05/2026 at 19:31, Tafty said:

Surely that side of it will be on the artists to come up with a better idea than a "Pre-order the new album and get pre-sale access"? I don't see how this relates to Spotify? It's not Spotify's fault you don't stream?

Actually it is Spotify's fault I don't stream from them. They are a vile company.