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Old 24th November 2009   #18
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Originally Posted by Llitsor View Post
Never heard of him.
He is a very successful artist with a 20+ year carreer filled with hits and good sales. He is totally unknown outside Sweden as he sings in Swedish. The lyrics are ironic and satiric and he is universally loved by the majority of the population.

He is open with the fact that he has made tons of money and would like to continue doing so. Him pulling his songs off Spotify does indeed have some symbolic weight to it.

Yes, Spotify will die as noone is making money, including the owners and investors.


BTW, music sales are up 18% in Sweden over the last 9 months. thumbsup
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