""Since Spotify came along, I have always felt skeptical and opposed to their platform. Because it became the norm, I felt like I had to just put up with it and take what I could get. Perhaps that was true more so in the nascent stages of my solo career, but it doesn't feel that way now.""
""You might be seeing some misinformation online about a 'change' to the Spotify for Artists' Terms of Use. These claims are false." The spokesperson clarified that confusion about music usage rights revolves around a phrase that appears prominently in its terms of use: "user content." That refers not to artists' music but to listener content: "things like listener-created playlist covers, podcast comments, and playlist titles," according to the statement."
Deradoorian removed many albums from Spotify, citing CEO Daniel Ek's investment in AI weapons contractor Helsing and broader concerns about Spotify's handling of artists' music. She described long-standing skepticism toward the platform and said early career pressures led her to tolerate it, but that ongoing erosion of perceived ownership and profit distribution became intolerable. She acknowledged limited research but stated a decision to stop using Spotify because of its business practices. Spotify responded that Spotify for Artists terms have not changed, called claims of changes false, and clarified that 'user content' refers to listener-created material, not artists' music.
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