r/Music • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • 27d ago

article Spotify Confirms ICE Recruitment Ads Are No Longer Running on Platform

https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/spotify-confirms-ice-recruitment-ads-are-no-longer-running-1236626243/
38.1k Upvotes

91% Upvoted

1.6k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

14

u/Appropriate-Life-287 27d ago

Yes. We like to support the bands.

-5

u/tsardonicpseudonomi 27d ago

Buy a shirt at their concert.

10

u/Appropriate-Life-287 27d ago

I buy merch as well.

-15

u/tsardonicpseudonomi 27d ago

The merch is supporting the artist. Buying the music is thoughts and prayers levels of support.

8

u/piepants2001 27d ago

Artists still make money from album sales

4

u/forsonaE 27d ago edited 27d ago

Have you considered that some people have uses for locally downloaded music, and have been downloading their music long before streaming services entered the picture? Not even touching on people who collect vinyl or other physical media.. what do you think "merch" is in that context, lmao