5 Uncomfortable Truths About Using Spotify
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Key Points:
- Spotify is a leading music streaming service with hundreds of millions of users, offering a free plan, an easy interface, a vast catalog including audiobooks and podcasts, and availability across many devices; it also introduced lossless audio streaming without extra cost in 2025.
- The platform faces criticism for hosting AI-generated music without clear labeling, as revealed by investigations into AI-created bands like Velvet Sundown, despite Spotify's 2025 pledge to improve AI content protections and remove spam tracks.
- Spotify pays artists based on stream share rather than a fixed rate, resulting in relatively low average payouts per stream (approximately $0.003 to $0.005), which is lower than competitors like Apple Music and Amazon Music.
- Spotify's
