Demonstrations have been held outside Spotify offices worldwide, as musicians demand increased royalties and transparency from the streaming platform.
Earlier this week (15th), artists and other workers in the music industry, organized by The United Musicians and Allied Workers Union UMAW, participated in demonstrations at Spotify offices across the globe. It follows the launch of the Justice at Spotify campaign in October last year, demanding that Spotify raise its streaming average for artist payments, as well as making other changes to the streaming platform’s business model.
The demonstrations took place in Europe, as well as in Asia, Australia, Europe, the U.S., and Central and South America, with the UMAW also stating that the entire live music ecosystem in jeopardy due to the coronavirus pandemic and that artists and music industry workers are more reliant on streaming income than ever .
A payment plan for the higher quality service is yet to be announced
24.02.21
Spotify is adding a new ‘HiFi’ subscription tier to its platform, offering high-resolution music streaming for the first time.
The company announced the new model at its ‘Stream On’ broadcast, where it said that it will deliver music streaming in CD-quality, lossless audio.
Currently, Spotify’s best audio quality is 320kbps, and higher resolution audio has reportedly been one of the most requested features from customers, according to the company.
The new tier will be coming in “select markets” later this year but it has not yet confirmed a price plan.