r/Music • u/yazid87 • Sep 15 '26

article Ed Sheeran support act Aaron Rowe withdraws from NA tour

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u/mmmasian Sep 15 '26

Me either, but I'm going to give him a follow on Spotify and stream some of his songs. Least he deserves for what he's sacrificing to make a point.

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u/Substantial-Mix-6200 Sep 15 '26

spotify CEO supports Israel/expanding AI weapons proliferation so maybe switch to something like Tidal...

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u/Loud_Bison572 Sep 15 '26

Wasn't Diddy involved with tidal?

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u/Weary_Fee7660 Sep 15 '26

And jay z, who is a shitty billionaire in his own right these days…

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u/ElliotNess Sep 15 '26

Block Inc, CEO Jack Dorsey, has an 86% ownership share of Tidal, and neither Block Inc nor Jack Dorsey have investments with Israel or AI weapons technology. (Unlike Spotify)

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u/Weary_Fee7660 Sep 15 '26

I hear you. jay z has a line of dispensaries where he likes to pay people minimum wage. Definitely not really comparable to supporting a genocidal ethno-state, just pointing out that even the “good” billionaires like Jay z probably got that way by taking advantage of people.

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u/ElliotNess Sep 15 '26

No pushback on that, except it's weird you keep talking about Jay Z when he's just a public name attatched with minimal stake. There is no good billionaire. There is no "good" corporation. However, if one must get a streaming service, giving money to Spotify is probably the least good option, since that money is definitely going to both Israel and ai weaponry.

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u/Weary_Fee7660 Sep 15 '26

Valid on all points

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u/suprmario Sep 15 '26

Deezer is a good option.

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u/Substantial-Mix-6200 Sep 15 '26

ah it looks like it. Maybe just financially though. We shouldn't assume everything Diddy invested in is tainted

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u/morriere Sep 15 '26

or qobuz

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u/schizophrenicbugs Sep 15 '26

I've used Tidal since 2020 and it is amazing. I really hope people move away from Spotify. It's such an obnoxious and predatory company.

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u/disisathrowaway Sep 15 '26

Yeah, that's owned by Jack Dorsey. Dorsey has only co-founded Twitter and other famously ethical services like Afterpay.

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u/beerandloathingpdx Sep 16 '26

Jay Z sucks ass too. Qobuz is where I ended up.

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u/ginabeee89 Sep 15 '26

He’s also on YouTube. Subscribing will probably make a bigger difference than Spotify.