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Spotify is now gatekeeping new music to Premium subscribers, but the blame lies elsewhere (Updated) (www.androidauthority.com)

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[-] Kissaki@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Seems like it would be a marketing/distribution effectiveness loss. People hear of the release, want to check it out, but it's not available to them; the hype falls off. They just lost potential listeners and fans, and wasted marketing/release visibility.

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