At last! The playlist that Spotify was made for! The Spotiguide 100 is probably the best Spotify playlist in the world, containing, as it does, the 100 greatest tracks of all time as selected by YOU.
That’s because The Spotiguide 100 is a collaborative playlist with tracks chosen by discerning Spotiguide readers. And not just any tracks – these are the songs you never get sick of, the songs you can listen to again and again. And if you don’t agree that this playlist contains the best 100 tracks in the world, then just go ahead and change it.
Feel free to collaborate and add your own favourite tracks. There are only three rules:
1. Add one, remove one. The playlist should always have 100 tracks.
2. Only one track per artist – sort by artist to check.
3. A maximum of 5 additions and removals per reader.
It’s YOUR playlist, so help us make it the best it can be. If you have any comments, post them here. Now go stick the playlist on shuffle and enjoy!
The obvious reference point for their soaring indie rock is Arcade Fire, but comparisons have also been made to Broken Social Scene, Band of Horses, The Dears, Stars, Love and even ELO. But the band also owe a debt to shoegazing genre of the early 90s that spawned bands like Ride, Chapterhouse and Slowdive.
The Besnard Lakes Are The Roaring Night has been attracting some rave reviews, currently earning it a place in the Any Decent Music? top ten. It’s had 9/10 ratings from the likes of NME and The Fly. NME called it ‘nothing short of beautiful’. Give it a spin on Spotify and see if you agree.
The question of how much artists earn from Spotify has raised its head again, courtesy of an article in today’s Guardian. The piece, by Sam Leith, brings nothing new to the table, rehashing the Lady Gaga Poker Face 1 million plays = $167 claim, which has already been discredited. Much more interesting is the debate it triggers, which continues into the comments. Is Spotify to blame, or is it the record companies?
Also worth looking at is the How much do music artist earn online infographic by David McCandless, which estimates that artists need 4,549,020 plays on Spotify to earn the US minimum wage of $1,160 per month. That figure doesn’t include publishing royalties paid to songwriters, which are included in the full spreadsheet of data. The infographic was inspired by a post at The Cynical Musician.
We’ve previously discussed the amount artists earn from Spotify, and pointed out that the way to make money is not by relying on royalties, but by using Spotify as a promotional tool to encourage physical sales, including merchandise and tickets.
UPDATE (1730):Spotify have responded to claims regarding the Lady Gaga track. Senior VP Paul Brown said the figure quoted was ‘misleading and is factually inaccurate’ as it was out of date and only represented a fraction of the royalties paid.
He explained that the figure quoted only related to royalties for Poker Face paid to Swedish collecting agency STIM on behalf of one of the song’s co-writers (Nadir Khayat) who is registered in that country. ‘This figure would only represent one of several revenue streams for the Lady Gaga track in only one country (ie. Sweden), at a time when Spotify had literally just launched,’ explained Brown.
