From military contracts to “Spotify-verified” AI-generated bands, via price hikes and artists speaking out against the platform as “the worst thing that has happened to musicians”, it’s not as if users were at a loss for reasons to ditch the Swedish company.
Now, they’ve got a new one, as subscribers are boycotting the streamer for running a series of recruitment ads courtesy of ICE – the controversial US government agency responsible for carrying out Donald Trump’s policy for mass detention and deportation.
The red line for me, aside from being listed on the New York Stock Exchange, was the promotion of AI music. Not because I have a moral objection to AI, but because of someone didn’t bother to compose the music then why should I bother listening to it.