How Does Spotify Work?

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Spotify puts nearly any song you could want to hear at your fingertips for free - but how do they stream so much music to so many people?
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[@ej_tech]

Spotify is the reason why I have stopped pirating music.

[@auralynn3862]

Haven't entirely stopped, personally. Just... don't do it often. Every now and then there's something that isn't available on Spotify, though usually SoundCloud works for that.

[@MhZnSO4]

... now I just pirate an app

[@elise3455]

Same. And transferring to a different eco-system (like iTunes or GPlay) when you have thousands of songs organized is out of the question.

[@tyjuji]

Spotify is the reason why I want to start. I've used it for a few months, while it was cheap, but they are so blatantly overcharging that I will start looking for something else.

[@ManuelKoegler]

tyjuji how is 10 bucks a month for 90% of the world’s music overcharging?

[@aestheticnellow3914]

My favorite song is... *"DO YOU NEED A BREAK FROM THE ADS?"*

[@waddled_away2792]

naw, its all about that *"if you know someone who dips...*

[@PrayTellGaming]

I signed up to Premium recently.. Truly not sure if its worth it yet

[@WhiteLie---------------------1]

I signed up for adblock premium

[@sterix_gg]

I read somewhere that their PC version of the player can actually manage your own offline libraries? That true?

[@FrancisNadal7]

its true

[@LeftyWrighty]

‘Spotify released in 2009’ and ‘offers premium since 2008’. I’m 99.9% sure that adds up right

[@samueloloruntoba7518]

yeah, i noticed that too

[@JEST3R_]

Lewis Wright I think he meant that it's existed since 08 as a premium service, but added the free service a year later

[@bruhicalforce5540]

*deep fried buzz lightyear hmm image*

[@FateBoost]

Exactly.

[@LuckyLion1378]

lmao ya

[@LoganBarrettTriggerHappyGamez]

*The next thirty minutes are ad-free thanks to the following sponsor:*

[@Spook_Boi]

*not even 15 minutes later an ad comes up*

[@wooferjr169]

Elo Veltix Can't relate I use premium Spotify.

[@floris9182]

Speaking of sponsers, Tunnel bear!

[@Richard_Bumblebee]

Trash Can Gaming LIES, DECEPTION!

[@kuczaq69]

how can you even complain if you don't pay for it xD

[@AnonymousMachine]

I hope Linus DROPS that album soon.

[@Xperian13]

Thank you Spotify, now I stopped pirating songs. Pirating an app is enough now.

[@buek14]

Pretty much my concept xD The illegal officially became legal.

[@kingbreezesa6314]

open.spotify.com/user/imiw3jqoymq0amyu2sguxofys?si=apaXA2FiROWwt4CFyyyarA

[@gavinthecrafter]

Why would you need to pirate the app though? It's free

[@kerimca98]

@@gavinthecrafter doesn't let you choose songs freely etc

[@DSCKottawa]

I love this new guy from TechLinked.

[@TheNiteNinja19]

I was a beta tester for the Music Gnome project back in 2008 when I went to Michigan Tech. For those who don't know, the Music Gnome project is what developers of Pandora called themselves. Pandora has technically been out since early 2000's under a pseudo name, however never really gained ground until around 2008 when MGP took over development and made it into what people are listening to it today. I hear the ads are atrocious on Pandora now, but i wouldn't know, I got Pandora One for life thanks to my contributions to the MGP.

[@fid2057]

Lol. I got a Spotify ad on this vid

[@remixedmelody]

that doesn't look like a techquickie shirt Riley, have you betrayed us?

[@anchorbait6662]

"byte me"

[@icky_thump]

I went from pirating music many years ago, to going legit and purchasing music from Amazon Music (both in MP3 and physical album formats), to finally strictly streaming from Spotify. I was one of those that got a 3 month premium for 0.99 and I was instantly hooked with how easy and fast it is to just look up something you want on demand and 'save to library'. And finally being able to cache any songs on my phone's SD card, albeit not the same as owning, is damn near close enough, making offline listening a real thing.

[@iparsw]

There is no difference for "artist" between pirating or streaming the amount of money is so smal that right now its safe to say they dont care and they are focusing on other ways of income like lives merchandise and things like that the only one who get a noticeable benefit is spotify share holders and ceo not artist

[@Jake5537t]

I love Spotify because in class I can log in onto a computer and get all my songs 🤷‍♂️

[@mrcorndog625]

Premium was launched in 2008? Spotify was released in 2009 you said?

[@doesjotaroagree1006]

No! No! No! No! *N O!*

[@songersoft]

Loved your outro, liked for the ending. Good stuff. :)

[@JustinY.]

It just works

[@xenogen]

Palindromemordnilap he is not a bot

[@andreaspatsalides1914]

Fucking sake dude, you are everywhereeeeeee. every fucking comment section I look at, you are there...HOW?!?!?!??

[@falfiya]

That’s apple’s slogan isn’t it?

[@Jack-hx8yz]

Colenhood Not necessarily

[@gasper5223]

Colenhood you should think a bit different

[@IggyCanFly]

still waiting for that album

[@NotBen101]

You should’ve talked about how Spotify wants to utilize blockchain to make it easier to track royalty expenses. Record labels still exist because of the large amount of legal obligations that exist.

[@themindset4164]

These are very helpful. Can't believe i never heard of your channel before

[@mox9409]

*RILEY* *HOSTED* *TECHQUICKIE!*

[@kurrocap]

RealHyp3rMAX I don’t know if he’s qualified 🤔🤔🤔

[@CEKROM]

2:09 Best album =D

[@Idan-Koren-Israeli]

Riley is adorable!

[@pixelised]

TreyX He is indeed!☺️ I was pleasantly surprised to see him present this episode of Techquickie.😊

[@ShippoHsu]

CENTRAL PAHK

[@1Joren]

The dude is very nice to listen to and to watch :)

[@pixelised]

Falxhor Which is great since that's all we can do…😄

[@rae1813]

ikrrrr

[@coreymyers1839]

Yes Riley on Tech Quickie is the best!

[@tylerb3664]

Riley!!! Glad you're hosting on here too!

[@ExploringFate]

I think Riley found a new home "TechQuickie". A really good fit. Unlike OJ and the glove. LOL

[@Aepek]

What if because the "streaming" platform for EVERYTHING media is now taking off & also being cloud sourced, that the whole royalty market needs or will change for everyone.....movie stars, directors, music artists, etc.... Maybe they won't be making the 25 Billion dollars a year anymore, but 25 million instead..... Just wondering. Maybe in the near future, all streaming services will be totally free, wouldn't that be an awesome time live in...

[@sohigh10]

They'll still make sizeable amounts of money, but record labels will need to work harder for it. Things like merchandise, exclusives, concerts and events, etc. will become increasingly important while revenue from direct music sales will decline.

[@JohnH3864]

25 million instead of 25 billion? That will apply to pretty much 0.0001% of all music artists. The rest will make 25 cents a year instead of 2500 a year. The awesome time of starving musicians is already here. That's why ticket prices have skyrocketed in the past few years and will continue to. Buy a CD if you really like an artist. I don't mean to be rude, many people share your opinion and that's perfectly valid. I'm just trying to give some insight from someone who works in the music business.

[@xenosa4813]

J0hnnyBeG00d people still buy CD's?

[@Aepek]

Appo A Funny thing is.....ppl still buy vinyl; is that mind blowing or no? Of course, ppl buying cassettes, or 8-tracks, would just be stupid silly crazy, huh ;-) Love comment. Cheers, A

[@xenosa4813]

Haha cheers mate

[@mephilees7866]

Nice to see you here mate

[@dawsonperkins3483]

I am actually excited to techquickies albummmm

[@TheRazz94]

Hot tip: Spotify Premium is about 50% off for students around the world, granted that you can send them proof that you're a student. I sent a digital copy of the official study confirmation from my university in Denmark, and it was approved an hour later!

[@mrtannzr]

Rasmus Eskesen it's like 5 bucks for spotify and Hulu if you're a student.

[@kekkonenprkl]

At least in Finland, the discount is only for university students. College students are out of luck.

[@andreiscarisoreanu1879]

I like your content

[@malter9080]

Riley's best Techquickie performance yet, he is getting the hang of it

[@bussin3456]

Only a month left before they drop the "Bite Me" album

[@SkillsofAWESOMENESS]

I don't know how new this guy is but he's great. Oh, and fire the Linus guy I never liked him

[@jeneralgod]

He's not new, Linus and Riley worked with NCIX awhile back before it went into liquidation

[@zuhayrdalwai1107]

What's the difference between Spotify and KZbin, where music licensing are concerned?

[@Hex-Trinity]

Ahh, I remember the golden days of limewire. I would get songs for free and talk in the chatroom too. When it was taken down I resorted to downloading music from KZbin and converting it to mp3 with a file converter. (Format Factory I believe)

[@harrym711]

This video told me everything I already knew about Spotify. 30 seconds on the old Google is clearly you you did in resourcing for this.

[@RayRayIsCoolio]

I think Spotify is great, most of my family uses it! with that being said, I'm still riding the very high seas of the Pirate Ocean

[@SuplexCityF5]

Shameless!

[@HerrBlauzahn]

Spotify + AdBlocker = 🔥

[@Helios.vfx.]

HerrBlauzahn mobile ?

[@theepicsealshow123]

you don't get 320kbs though

[@HerrBlauzahn]

Jhono Gudiel no Spotify Web Player

[@Helios.vfx.]

theepicsealshow123 you're right. But better listening flac.

[@Helios.vfx.]

HerrBlauzahn thanks :)

[@nickdeveer5378]

I like this guy, he's got a good video presence. I'd like to see more content with him

[@brutalness]

we need more of him

[@BogdanAndreiRO]

Tech quackie

[@itsdeonlol]

Spotify doesn't have everything... I listen to a lot for indie bands & artists so Spotify doesn't do it to for me like my local library of music that I do own.

[@bl4ckbl1zz41]

Deon Spates who the hells listen to indie music

[@jihaadal-noori8908]

virgins and hipsters also soyboys, cant forget soyboys

[@No__18]

Soundcloud could have it

[@botanist3257]

BlackBlizz259 not everyone here is listening to pop shit and Taylor Swift.

[@hiperalee]

Also, as I am a fucking weeb, I have to download a lot of Japanese songs that are only licensed for accounts with Japanese credit cards for some bullshit reason.

[@CEKROM]

3:38 HYPE!

[@RyanSteve]

always wanted to know this THANK YOU LINUS

[@aetherwebdev3620]

Ryan Steve is that Guy really Linus ????

[@RyanSteve]

no i typed this before i watched the video

[@RyanSteve]

and btw this linus is the ceo so....

[@RyanSteve]

linus is responsible for making this possible

[@HarryKingKelowna]

I came here for *Linus*

[@jsjshjdjejej6486]

When I first saw him, I thought, "Brendon Urie."

[@Vixeneye1]

I really enjoy listening to this dude.

[@gamermouse95]

I am ready for "Byte me" from Linus 😁😂

[@Prince_Sidon]

TLDR; It uses the Interwebs...

[@MCI_]

interesting

[@blackfire2047]

*Interestinger*

[@Falx68]

Now i will every techquickie video

[@TheBrinkofDestruction]

Suggestion: I know it isn't as broad a topic as a lot of your episodes, but CHKDSK would be a cool Techquickie episode. What is it, why is it necessary, what has to go wrong for it to be needed, what does it do, and how does it do it. Windows just ran one while booting this morning even though I had a normal day yesterday, zero abnormalities. I know I could just look it up on the internet but when I do that I want the suggestion to be your video. ♥

[@B3ASTLYPLAYZ]

*When you pirate spotify premium so you don't have ads either*

[@samuelmashil]

Wait Riley's on techquickie now?!

[@pixelised]

Samuel Mashil I was surprised too. But he could be on everything; I certainly wouldn't mind at all! ☺️

[@timyoustupid]

I hope "Bite Me" will drop today as promised!

[@Biddaman85]

So now we want a music video from the Byte Me album. Get on that Linus.

[@ExploringFate]

I L❤️ve Spotify

[@blackfire2047]

... a bit weird but ok....

[@sarahzoubi2198]

Spotify makes me pay monthly I hate it

[@solmesteren]

Next: How does lungs work. BRO

[@Jack-hx8yz]

Thomas *do

[@solmesteren]

Thank you grammer nerd!

[@blakcdot820]

Will your new album include a download link to more ram?

[@ph11341]

Spotify is my favorite music streaming service I have tried since the ones I have used buffers in between songs when skipping songs while spotify doesn't

[@pgplaysvidya]

I don't use spotify, and if there was a magical streaming service that had 100% of all movies and television shows, I still wouldn't use that except as an emergency. I download everything and anything and hoard it all. Once a month or so I load up my shazam and download the tracks I run into and rinse and repeat The business model is interesting but until we (canadians) have access to 50 gig per month plans, it isn't worth it. As a comparison, my ex gf from USA uses 20-30 gigs a MONTH because she streams music all day long. I can't afford that. If I were to spend that much money, there's better ways to do it, like having vpn services coupled with more hard drives.

[@patiencelarson4128]

Rye Hots Well if you have premium you can download songs, so you don't have to use your data plan AFAIK

[@callmezucc9318]

I have unlimited data from MTS in Manitoba, who are with?

[@harrym711]

I think your missing the point of offline playlists. I listen to 8 hours a day a work all offline. Then stream when I'm home. And I have a 4 gig data plan.

[@pgplaysvidya]

Rogers in ontario. if spotify allows me to download songs for offline play it still isn't worth the money since *i already download music* and can stream from free sites at home like I said I get the business model but it isn't for me.

[@nabagaca]

Here in Australia a lot of cell providers offer data free spotify streaming

[@HarryKingKelowna]

I use Pro APK of Spotify

[@RockBandRS]

I remember signing up for the Spotify beta back in the day and the servers always being overloaded, so I could never actually use it.

[@Helios.vfx.]

I'm glad he's back. Not sure if he's been here a while now. But I just realized now.

[@BothHands1]

Yeah, he's back and hosts Techquickie. :)

[@BothHands1]

Oh yeah, Tech Linked, my bad

[@AngryChineseWoman]

Downloading flac files > Streaming

[@anthonydonatelli5906]

me too man!

[@Devilmate666]

Have you ever heard of Myzcloud:Russian service Netease xiamia :Chinese services Both have free listening and download

[@khalilrahme5227]

i forgot it was techquickie until they showed a video with linus in it

[@JohnSmith_1123]

I hxve literally watched over two thirds of the length of this video when I realized Riley is hosting techquicke

[@usernametaken3098]

still degraded quality on spotify, still downloading for free.

[@saniwada]

Ummm...there is high bitrate streaming and downloads on Spotify.

[@JGnLAU8OAWF6]

Not near as high as 1867 kbps for example

[@nevecex]

Антон Южаков there are a very small few albums that have a such high quality, if you want to listen to them get tidal instead.

[@harryw6987]

You clearly haven't used both. Because the difference is night and day.

[@JGnLAU8OAWF6]

I'm fine with storing my music locally tbh. I have like 1.2 TB on PC and 30 gigs on my phone...

[@danabram]

How did we go from “how the business works” to “how the tech works”

[@captdukiduki9499]

you fit in perfectly Riley.. like a glove =)..more vids please

[@iloveramennoodle01]

I'm glad you weren't all sarcastic in this video. Thank you Riley.

[@raosiddharth4726]

Riley😍😍

[@harryw6987]

If you are a student, there is really no reason to not get Tidal. You get FLAC and it's the same price as Spotify premium for students.

[@ojas42]

Well, the music library is smaller

[@harryw6987]

ojas42 I am yet to come across a song I want that isnt there. People who haven’t used it exaggerate that point

[@hihaveaniceday9386]

I wish I could switch over but all my songs that I listen too are on Spotify (1010 songs ) and I don't feel like searching for each of them

[@harryw6987]

TIdal have a recommended website on their FAQ's that transfers songs. I didn't use it so can't personally comment on how good it is.

[@TMC_]

I have an expensive external audio interface, beyerdynamic headphones and a pair of great studio monitors and I fail to hear a difference between 256 and 320 kb/s. Why would I need FLAC and sacrifice the larger library (and better mobile app)?

[@jeremyjhonson-0277]

If techquickie really release an album. 24/7 WON'T STOP LISTENING

[@judenihal]

you sound stupid

[@djallendavemotovlogs]

did you notice that the song list in spotify is not complete?? there are songs that are not in spotify and some some that are there is a version of a songs not the original song

[@NativeVsColonial]

Well It's Now Available In India 💝😻😍😘

[@geetakharva7733]

It doesn't have some songs.

[@jyothishram]

But its now handicapped in india

[@NativeVsColonial]

@@jyothishram ?? What you mean?

[@jyothishram]

Because it loses so many songs and so many features

[@NativeVsColonial]

@@jyothishram Yup without premium kinda useless same like youtube no background play which is the biggest flaw when it comes to a music streaming app

[@Artuar.M]

The part at minute 1:08 triggers my google assistant every single time :O for real WTF.

[@arunpandian7]

Great !!! Now puns on TechQuikie too , Love u

[@EpicWink]

"Spotify started in 2009" 0:23 … "Spotify has been offering a premium subscription since 2008" 1:20 … ?

[@susu-gq9cp]

Maybe he said 2008 as a mistake idk

[@trumancoburn3335]

Comment your longest Spotify playlist Mine is 628 hours ;)

[@lstx1977]

Mine is 2 hours lmao

[@arizonaherpsandinvertibret5407]

Mine is 34 hours and 57 minutes. 568 Songs.

[@sacredbread]

how many songs do you have in your library?

[@toothnailgaming42]

If the royalty fee per play is 0.75 cents (I know it is not exactly that, but for simplicity sake) and we ignore the overhead costs such as server fees, does that mean Spotify makes money on any user who listens to less than 1,333 songs, but loses money to anyone who listens to more (I realize these listens can include repeat listens to the same song)? Also does anyone know if the length of the song has any impact on the royalty fee? Also I'm assuming a Spotify subscription still costs 10$ a month.

[@ooohhh4178]

VIDEO TOPIC IDEA! Hay Tnx for your videos:) Do you have a video on frequencies? I have a phone with sprint service can i use it with T-mobile (GSM..) if it has LTE? And if i can does it mean that i won't be able to use where LTE isn't available (since it's a CDMA device and only LTE works for GSM providers..) And overall how do i get a phone change code? Do you have a video on this topic? Tnx

[@samboig353]

Ehhhhhhhhhh... Spoofy?

[@TexelGuy]

IS DESPACITO 2 AVAILABLE ON SPOOFY??!!

[@obvious_humor]

People upload stuff and you download stuff. Why is this a question?

[@PrincessAww]

obvious_humor because this isn’t the answer lol

[@obvious_humor]

Emma Jones Sure it is.

[@klipnity]

for those asking: 30 million songs its a lot i know: but its a collection literally from the first releases of each label until today. probably there are older songs who knows

[@elieobeid77]

limewire, oh man how did you remember that? I feel good just by remembering it.

[@gasper5223]

Who even pays for spotify? I got a premium cracked apk for free and got all the features from premium just cant download music

[@beeflon]

I do and from smaller artist I often buy CD's and merch.

[@SSx2000]

some people aren't poor

[@gasper5223]

Sammy S i rather spend money on Steam and getting a new gpu

[@gasper5223]

Xanther Banter i download only singleplayer torrent games

[@vaibhavthamman]

After coming to India your facts are going to change. It will be the biggest. 😂

[@MultiZymethSK]

The most used program / app for me. It's worth paying for the premium subscription. I use spotify every single day, so hell yeah. The thing that pisses me off though is that they removed real-time lyrics, because their contract with musicxmatch ended or something like that.

[@mouhib6136]

That "At least so far" at 3:14

[@Mexahoid]

Oooh, poor music artist. It's a shame that I will download pirated music tracks and they will not get quarter of a cent when I listen to it.

[@beeflon]

*steal

[@orestogams]

Albert Hofmann Internet piracy isn't stealing fyi

[@rrrr2150]

Og Og dumb

[@blackfire2047]

What do u think it is?

[@Vorexxa]

Stalhrim he's right, piracy is not stealing because it doesn't remove the original one.

[@zeenataman2374]

*"IN. MY. CONCLUSION. THIS. IS. WHAT. PEOPLE. USE. AM. I. RIGHT?"* "MOB.HOYS.BAR" *"WHAT. IS. THIS. SONG. USED. IN. THE. VIDEO?"* *CERTIFICATED*

[@Zimmir]

hehehe i love how you sound like Norm Macdonald. thanks for the info . great work!

[@21minute]

Linus will save Spotify and the whole music industry.

[@littleface7060]

I'm already dead ligma is killing me :(

[@ojas42]

You sure it's not sugma?

[@littleface7060]

yeah,but i saw an other doctor an he told me that i had sugandese too. he said that i had a max of 1 year to live. this is so sad alexa play despacito

[@Dinkleberg96]

I'm still waiting for Linus new album.....

[@rajabisaacs7396]

Thnks Linus

[@FearlessP4P1]

It works like shit. Bring back our humble water filter salesman!

[@nitrate92]

Soundcloud sucks lol

[@235deer]

Why do you think it sucks lol

[@blackfire2047]

Sound cloud is the Spotify of covers XD

[@VisualBlue0807]

U wish

[@blackfire2047]

Who?

[@VisualBlue0807]

TailstheFox