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I am in full agreement with that, refuse to use spotify, never have and never will. I do buy downloads direct from the artists, but my preference is Cd or vinyl. There are so many talented artists out there who haven't a hope in hell of making enough to sustain themselves.

I feel I need clarification on this one from either yourself, Andy or both. I have an extensive collection of both vinyl and CDs but cannot remember the last time I bought either.
I use Spotify a lot, not least because I listen to a lot of music when driving via my phone and because it provides instant access to otherwise mystery tracks that may appear in soundtracks etc.

Didn’t realise it is such a ‘bad’ thing to do, but - serious question - the notable likes of Neil Young and Joni Mitchell apart,
most major artists have no hesitation in linking themselves with Spotify and the vast majority of smaller performers (largely in the 500-700 GBP per performance bracket) I come into contact with via Live and Local also seem to happily advertise their wares via Spotify.

I may be being naive about this, but don’t up and coming artists benefit greatly from the exposure provided by Spotify?