<![CDATA[I used a Norwegian open-source tool to analyze my old Spotify data as a customer.]]>I used a Norwegian open-source tool to analyze my old Spotify data as a customer.

I don't use Spotify anymore, but I can announce that of all the money I ever paid them, approx. 5% went to the artists I listened to.

That is a pretty insane transfer of wealth from the bottom / middle to the top if you ask me.

I already knew Spotify is a big scam for those not at the top, but seeing the numbers still gives me a bodily reaction. 😒

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/74a476b0-cd80-4fa9-b0b0-5fc0168172e7/i-used-a-norwegian-open-source-tool-to-analyze-my-old-spotify-data-as-a-customer.RSS for NodeMon, 22 Jun 2026 11:51:31 GMTFri, 19 Jun 2026 09:29:39 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to I used a Norwegian open-source tool to analyze my old Spotify data as a customer. on Sun, 21 Jun 2026 21:00:38 GMT]]>@nick

yeah and in this case "the middlemen" is even other (super commercial) artists, so it is even weirder than we are used to.

i have some hope of the new generation learning about this stuff before they have gotten to tired to do something else and simply learn about files, maybe get a music player as a "symbol of coolness" or mobile os isn't just a duopoly in the future etc.

if you have to stream the road to bad is easy to end up in. if you can deal with files, you are free.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sonomu.club/users/lislegaard/statuses/116790109048257594https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sonomu.club/users/lislegaard/statuses/116790109048257594Sun, 21 Jun 2026 21:00:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I used a Norwegian open-source tool to analyze my old Spotify data as a customer. on Sun, 21 Jun 2026 20:56:31 GMT]]>@lislegaard hopefully the answer is decentralization, more drm free content on indie websites, and direct to creator revenue. So much of the current ecosystem is based around the presumption of β€œprotecting” revenue (from piracy, misattribution, etc.) but if 95% is going to the middlemen, how much is actually being protected? I’d rather build a better experience for my fans and make providing support as frictionless as possible.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.smplfi.com/ap/users/116303260697262969/statuses/116790092880262064https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.smplfi.com/ap/users/116303260697262969/statuses/116790092880262064Sun, 21 Jun 2026 20:56:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I used a Norwegian open-source tool to analyze my old Spotify data as a customer. on Sun, 21 Jun 2026 20:50:28 GMT]]>@nick

yup! still we as a society got conned into using it! but it should be regulated. same with the rest of big tech, but we'll see what happens. maybe we see a split where only major label artists and slop is on the big streamers and all independent music is elsewhere. but it has been 20 years of this shit company now...

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sonomu.club/users/lislegaard/statuses/116790069068826444https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sonomu.club/users/lislegaard/statuses/116790069068826444Sun, 21 Jun 2026 20:50:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I used a Norwegian open-source tool to analyze my old Spotify data as a customer. on Sun, 21 Jun 2026 20:47:05 GMT]]>@lislegaard It makes no sense that the percentage of revenue should change based on the popularity of a particular artist. I think all companies should be transparent about their revenue split, and whenever they aren’t, I presume it’s malicious.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.smplfi.com/ap/users/116303260697262969/statuses/116790055767565864https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.smplfi.com/ap/users/116303260697262969/statuses/116790055767565864Sun, 21 Jun 2026 20:47:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I used a Norwegian open-source tool to analyze my old Spotify data as a customer. on Sun, 21 Jun 2026 20:42:25 GMT]]>@rozie

https://banjohans.github.io/Spotify-Unwrapped/

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sonomu.club/users/lislegaard/statuses/116790037404724946https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sonomu.club/users/lislegaard/statuses/116790037404724946Sun, 21 Jun 2026 20:42:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I used a Norwegian open-source tool to analyze my old Spotify data as a customer. on Sun, 21 Jun 2026 20:31:07 GMT]]>@_mosso @pluralistic

yeah it is weird thing to tell people since music is such an emotional personal thing. almost like saying their best friend / personal hero is a creep when they get drunk or something. instant denial or full sadness.

i am moderating a panel about this during the second year of oslo's big tech gotta go-festival later this year. will be interesting to see what reaction these numbers get.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sonomu.club/users/lislegaard/statuses/116789992958434551https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sonomu.club/users/lislegaard/statuses/116789992958434551Sun, 21 Jun 2026 20:31:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I used a Norwegian open-source tool to analyze my old Spotify data as a customer. on Sun, 21 Jun 2026 20:28:25 GMT]]>@lislegaard @pluralistic Thank you so much! Fingers crossed it'll jolt a few people into rethinking how they listen...

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/_mosso/statuses/116789982382262960https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/_mosso/statuses/116789982382262960Sun, 21 Jun 2026 20:28:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I used a Norwegian open-source tool to analyze my old Spotify data as a customer. on Sun, 21 Jun 2026 20:13:58 GMT]]>@_mosso @pluralistic

https://banjohans.github.io/Spotify-Unwrapped/

"I've long given up on Spotify and now purchase through Bandcamp etc"

same! definitly the way! + i also buy some physical media at shows and in small record shops when i am on vacation πŸ™‚

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sonomu.club/users/lislegaard/statuses/116789925566307799https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sonomu.club/users/lislegaard/statuses/116789925566307799Sun, 21 Jun 2026 20:13:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I used a Norwegian open-source tool to analyze my old Spotify data as a customer. on Sun, 21 Jun 2026 20:11:32 GMT]]>@lislegaard @pluralistic Any chance you could share a link to the tool? I've long given up on Spotify and now purchase through Bandcamp etc but I've always tried to illustrate this particular issue with friends who still continue to use Spotify and it would really help...

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/_mosso/statuses/116789915988098493https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/_mosso/statuses/116789915988098493Sun, 21 Jun 2026 20:11:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I used a Norwegian open-source tool to analyze my old Spotify data as a customer. on Sun, 21 Jun 2026 19:44:49 GMT]]>@lislegaard It's 100x more ethical to pirate all your music and give $10 per month to a random musician you like, than subscribe to a music streamer.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.linux.pizza/users/BigHeadMode/statuses/116789810953693687https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.linux.pizza/users/BigHeadMode/statuses/116789810953693687Sun, 21 Jun 2026 19:44:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I used a Norwegian open-source tool to analyze my old Spotify data as a customer. on Sun, 21 Jun 2026 18:40:32 GMT]]>@lislegaard thieves are what they are😑

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Johan_E_M/statuses/116789558135448731https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Johan_E_M/statuses/116789558135448731Sun, 21 Jun 2026 18:40:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I used a Norwegian open-source tool to analyze my old Spotify data as a customer. on Sun, 21 Jun 2026 18:36:54 GMT]]>@lislegaard Yet most people seem to not want to go through the hassle of moving.

Most people would probably save money buying music from the artist directly with a one time payment. You pay less, artist get more.

But, convenience...

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/lettosprey/statuses/116789543833191547https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/lettosprey/statuses/116789543833191547Sun, 21 Jun 2026 18:36:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I used a Norwegian open-source tool to analyze my old Spotify data as a customer. on Sat, 20 Jun 2026 16:21:22 GMT]]>@lislegaard Could you provide the name of this tool?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/rozie/statuses/116783348586594370https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/rozie/statuses/116783348586594370Sat, 20 Jun 2026 16:21:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I used a Norwegian open-source tool to analyze my old Spotify data as a customer. on Sat, 20 Jun 2026 15:44:49 GMT]]>@groot @firn @lislegaard can a cat pic ever be unsolicited. We all secretly want them, even if not spoken.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://oslo.town/users/matt/statuses/116783204870889284https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://oslo.town/users/matt/statuses/116783204870889284Sat, 20 Jun 2026 15:44:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I used a Norwegian open-source tool to analyze my old Spotify data as a customer. on Sat, 20 Jun 2026 15:35:26 GMT]]>@lislegaard or you could have asked any Norwegian musician.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://zeroes.ca/users/Geoffberner/statuses/116783167977708380https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://zeroes.ca/users/Geoffberner/statuses/116783167977708380Sat, 20 Jun 2026 15:35:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I used a Norwegian open-source tool to analyze my old Spotify data as a customer. on Sat, 20 Jun 2026 15:32:55 GMT]]>@ColinHaynes @craignicol @lislegaard πŸ˜‚

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://neuromatch.social/users/elduvelle/statuses/116783158068658415https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://neuromatch.social/users/elduvelle/statuses/116783158068658415Sat, 20 Jun 2026 15:32:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I used a Norwegian open-source tool to analyze my old Spotify data as a customer. on Sat, 20 Jun 2026 14:18:50 GMT]]>@lislegaard
It's sad they didn't distribute according to users' streams. That perhaps would have made it valuable for independent artists to have a presence.

Now they aren't any better than any local royalty organisation using crude chart stats to redistribute the fees, or even worse with their AI stance.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/n3wjack/statuses/116782866800813607https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/n3wjack/statuses/116782866800813607Sat, 20 Jun 2026 14:18:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I used a Norwegian open-source tool to analyze my old Spotify data as a customer. on Sat, 20 Jun 2026 10:20:53 GMT]]>@liamdv4

yup this is correct! which is why i could imagine a future being that only the major label artists are on spotify etc. and that the rest is

- free givaways for promo

- on a smaller streaming platform without the major labels and where your money gets distributed to what you were listening to (and maybe less if the listening was through an algorithmic playlist)

- sales of downloads and physical media

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sonomu.club/users/lislegaard/statuses/116781931165199801https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sonomu.club/users/lislegaard/statuses/116781931165199801Sat, 20 Jun 2026 10:20:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I used a Norwegian open-source tool to analyze my old Spotify data as a customer. on Sat, 20 Jun 2026 09:58:34 GMT]]>@lislegaard have been proposing a fairer model of distributing those payments for years (link below). As far as I know this has been blocked by the major labels who effectively control the industry and also own a sizeable stake in Spotify.

https://support.deezer.com/hc/en-gb/articles/360002471277-Artist-Centric-Payment-Model-ACPS

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/liamdv4/statuses/116781843394750233https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/liamdv4/statuses/116781843394750233Sat, 20 Jun 2026 09:58:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I used a Norwegian open-source tool to analyze my old Spotify data as a customer. on Sat, 20 Jun 2026 09:56:23 GMT]]>@lislegaard $1215 is the amount Spotify have returned to me for 500K streams. Such a motivator! πŸ˜‚

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://saga.garden/ap/users/116651418474267954/statuses/116781834823058551https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://saga.garden/ap/users/116651418474267954/statuses/116781834823058551Sat, 20 Jun 2026 09:56:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I used a Norwegian open-source tool to analyze my old Spotify data as a customer. on Sat, 20 Jun 2026 07:24:47 GMT]]>@Cyclist @lislegaard ah, yes. I forgot that nowadays Spotify helps "protect and strengthen our music royalty ecosystem for emerging and professional artists" by not paying them if they have too few streams.]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://libranet.de/objects/0b6b25a8-186a-3640-3f8f-705561548787https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://libranet.de/objects/0b6b25a8-186a-3640-3f8f-705561548787Sat, 20 Jun 2026 07:24:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I used a Norwegian open-source tool to analyze my old Spotify data as a customer. on Sat, 20 Jun 2026 07:19:29 GMT]]>@petrescatraian @lislegaard

It'll be 0% for a lot of musicians these days since Spotify changed their contract

Apparently they did this "to help protect and strengthen our music royalty ecosystem for emerging and professional artists", which can be abbreviated to read "to make Spotify more money" πŸ™„

https://support.spotify.com/us/artists/article/track-monetization-eligibility/



]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.scot/users/Cyclist/statuses/116781217866909793https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.scot/users/Cyclist/statuses/116781217866909793Sat, 20 Jun 2026 07:19:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I used a Norwegian open-source tool to analyze my old Spotify data as a customer. on Sat, 20 Jun 2026 02:13:11 GMT]]>@lislegaard @janeishly I always viewed the Internet as a tool for disintermediation. Lots of great bands simply don't have enough general appeal to score a contract with Big Music. But the Internet can allow them to reach people who do like their music, and that can generate enough income for them to thrive and make more music for years.

I''m not sure why that hasn't happened. I would love it, since my music tastes are, uh, "eclectic".

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/agreeable_landfall/statuses/116780013419298426https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/agreeable_landfall/statuses/116780013419298426Sat, 20 Jun 2026 02:13:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I used a Norwegian open-source tool to analyze my old Spotify data as a customer. on Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:13:19 GMT]]>@groot @lislegaard Over the past few years, I've found that the very, very beat way for me to discover new music is by hosting my radio show, where listeners suggest stuff to me all the time that I've never heard before. It's wonderful!

No algorithm, just human connection.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mendeddrum.org/users/DJDarren/statuses/116779542116639390https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mendeddrum.org/users/DJDarren/statuses/116779542116639390Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:13:19 GMT