James Blake and Kanye West are on a rampage. Blake has joined the choir of artists to denounce Spotify and lament the streaming ecosystem, saying it doesn't pay enough and that listeners have been brainwashed into thinking music is free. Kanye is thinking of putting Vulture 2 out but not on streaming. Demar and Andriel break it down and wonder if it's even possible to escape streaming today.
TIMECODES:00:50 James Blake's Twitter rant
2:52 Adriel silencing women
8:53 CD era
10:12 Right message, wrong messenger – unionizing
12:14 Streaming without a subscription
16:35 Kanye solution
19:55 Reflecting on Music Consumption Evolution and the Challenges Ahead
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