Gooseberry Crumble 5,347 Posted January 29, 2022 Just now, Ulitzer95 said: I’m sure her 5 listeners will be devastated. Oh I'm sure she has more than that!!! I think the wider story is going to run and run potentially 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,611 Posted January 29, 2022 Spotify has a lot of older listeners. My parents use a different music subscription service a lot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,347 Posted January 29, 2022 This whole issue has certainly provoked plenty of discussion and colourful reactions online! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,347 Posted January 29, 2022 Ooh!! Seems Joni Mitchell was far from alone yesterday in making moves to seperate themselves from Spotify . A lot of people tried to cancel their subscription apparently. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CastAway 488 Posted January 29, 2022 4 hours ago, Youth in Asia said: If BTS removed theirs then Spotify might get worried. BTS's music is corporate owned and they're an overproduced pop group (I'm not saying they're bad, just that they're very specifically curated by the corporates behind them). They aren't going to do anything until the winds are blowing one way or another so strongly you can't ignore it. The artist who will be interesting to watch is Taylor Swift. She owns all her new and re-recorded stuff, has a bit of a rabid fanbase, and has already fought a music streaming giant and won in the shape of iTunes/Apple. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,690 Posted January 29, 2022 1 hour ago, Gooseberry Crumble said: Oh I'm sure she has more than that!!! With consideration to the scale and size of the modern day music industry and where the money is (largely hip hop), she’s a drop in the ocean. That was my point. I don’t dispute that boomers have some kind of strange love for her. Never rated her personally. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,347 Posted January 29, 2022 3 hours ago, Ulitzer95 said: With consideration to the scale and size of the modern day music industry and where the money is (largely hip hop), she’s a drop in the ocean. That was my point. I don’t dispute that boomers have some kind of strange love for her. Never rated her personally. I only know a limited number of her songs but my parents and aunts and Uncles who of whom are boomers are very familiar with her and most like her. I honestly wouldn't know which genre of music is most financially lucrative but given the rapid expansion in podcasting I am wondering if long term that will become spotifys main business rather than musical? Podcasting seems to be a real expanding growth area .Most individual podcasts aren't as financially rewarding as Joe Rogans but in future I think big name podcasters are going to be almost as famous as household names in television. Yes there are some duds in podcasting like the so called royal rebels Harry and Meghan who seem to be a disappointment to Spotify but on the whole the sector seems buoyant. I wouldn't be at all surprised if podcasts end up being Spotifys core business rather than music eventually is what I am trying to say!! Music seems most profitable when it's live tours. Despite any opinion I may have on Joe Rogan I am not principled enough nor inclined to cancel my Spotify subscription Other people are free to do as they wish that's the much lauded virtue consumer choice and consumer power . But myself ?I love podcasts about politics and sex far too much! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,161 Posted January 29, 2022 I haven't got the patience to listen to podcasts. I could read a transcript of it in a fraction of the time. Same goes for all the videos on the BBC website - as soon as I click on an item and see it leads to a video or audio thing I move on. Give me a couple of paragraphs to read instead. As for Joni Mitchell, I cannot stand her shrill voice. It's like a squeaky blackboard eraser. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,347 Posted January 29, 2022 3 minutes ago, Toast said: I haven't got the patience to listen to podcasts. I could read a transcript of it in a fraction of the time. Same goes for all the videos on the BBC website - as soon as I click on an item and see it leads to a video or audio thing I move on. Give me a couple of paragraphs to read instead. As for Joni Mitchell, I cannot stand her shrill voice. It's like a squeaky blackboard eraser. What about a podcast mainly made up of dolphin noises as part of a way of teaching you how to relax , mediate and ease your way into a state of blissful harmony?! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,221 Posted January 29, 2022 5 hours ago, Toast said: James Blunt is fucking awesome!! No, I am not talking about his music, I'm talking about what a nice guy he is, warm, funny, intelligent and self effacing. A genuine good guy. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,161 Posted January 29, 2022 57 minutes ago, Gooseberry Crumble said: What about a podcast mainly made up of dolphin noises as part of a way of teaching you how to relax , mediate and ease your way into a state of blissful harmony?! I have other ways of doing that. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,161 Posted January 29, 2022 17 minutes ago, Lord Fellatio Nelson said: James Blunt is fucking awesome!! No, I am not talking about his music, I'm talking about what a nice guy he is, warm, funny, intelligent and self effacing. A genuine good guy. He's very funny on Twitter. People come at him with snarky comments and he destroys them with a few well-chosen words. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,221 Posted January 29, 2022 Just now, Toast said: He's very funny on Twitter. People come at him with snarky comments and he destroys them with a few well-chosen words. Yes, he does!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 29, 2022 10 hours ago, The Old Crem said: Going to be very difficult for Spotify to resolve this without causing a major split one way or another. Yeah because Joni Mitchell and Neil Young are relevant in 2022. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,161 Posted January 29, 2022 19 minutes ago, Sir Creep said: Yeah because Joni Mitchell and Neil Young are relevant in 2022. Some of their songs are as relevant today as they were when they were written, if not more so. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 29, 2022 5 minutes ago, Toast said: Some of their songs are as relevant today as they were when they were written, if not more so. You’re a moron. You canna help but spew oral diarrhea but it’s nice to know where Sir Creep goes, his fat remora will follow. Which song would you be thinking of, remora? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,234 Posted January 29, 2022 16 minutes ago, Sir Creep said: You’re a moron. You canna help but spew oral diarrhea but it’s nice to know where Sir Creep goes, his fat remora will follow. Which song would you be thinking of, remora? Yep, this one is too far gone folks… 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,081 Posted February 14, 2022 Time to put your Joni Mitchell knowledge to the test - Mastermind specialist category by Contestant 2 tonight, BBC 2 right now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,340 Posted February 15, 2022 I am guessing which year did Joni Mitchell appear on the Deathlist wasn't one of the questions? 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,081 Posted February 15, 2022 20 minutes ago, Sean said: I am guessing which year did Joni Mitchell appear on the Deathlist wasn't one of the questions? I got two - and believe me, I only know Big Yellow Taxi. Yeah, I'm not a delver into celebs unless I'm interested. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth in Asia 1,087 Posted February 15, 2022 On 30/01/2022 at 03:26, Toast said: Some of their songs are as relevant today as they were when they were written, if not more so. Exactly, the idea of paving paradise to put up a parking lot has really taken off over the years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,987 Posted July 25, 2022 Had her first live performance since 2002 at the Newport folk festival: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/jul/25/joni-mitchell-gives-first-full-live-performance-since-2002 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
I.R.Baboon 221 Posted July 25, 2022 Some video material 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,052 Posted July 25, 2022 1 hour ago, I.R.Baboon said: Some video material reminds me of Johnny Cash’s last live performance 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
