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Yes

There will always be some authority governing the business as long as the business is a business

People don’t realize that DSPs are the new gatekeepers and yet they support their bullshit

Bootlicking is at an all time high

What are we gonna do about it OP

For some reason read DSP as SGP, like how that nigga of all people blackballing artists

Not putting them in playlists is not blackballing to me

😂😂

all is fair in capitalism op!

Yep. I was all for laughing at DSPs blackballing tekashi but I realized it does set a bad precedent.

DarkSidePhil?

By being political about who’s landing on playlists they effectively shape consumption by casuals to fit their own agenda

aka what labels used to do

Ktt would change their tune real quick if it was Kanye or someone getting screwed over

Can someone explain what dsp is
Distributed Streaming Platforms?

i think there’s a very big difference between being able to put your product on the marketplace that they own whole still having control over what is and isn’t there vs labels having every say over your career

digital

DSPs actually could be even worse than what labels were in the 2000s, it felt like there was more alternatives then and this new paradigm is taking that away

That said, I can put music out on all DSPs for 5 bucks a month, obviously it won’t get pushed but as long as that’s possible for regular independent artists, I can only be so mad about them selectively blackballing celebrities. As long as generally anyone in the world can access it. But it is a problem that it’s only black artists who get this treatment

if y’all want nationalized socialist streaming platforms just say so

dark sky paradise?

breaking: person shocked to learn that privately owned businesses are practicing freedom of association

Imo I think DSPs shouldn't blackball artists regardless if their disliked by general public.

But that wouldn't happen cuz labels are investing money into DSPs & are scared that they might lose subscribers if they push a "problematic" person on their platform.

lmao literally

What are you defining as blackballing? Not getting playlist placement?

It’s a problem

You should look at some of the numbers around playlisting some time

It’s so depressing
Nothing is organic