#beyonce nation

[littlebydigital]

March For Women [Project 31] - Littlebydigital

A look back at a long-term research project I started over a year ago [herstory illustrated]

This project was initially titled March for Women since it began as an illustration project to honor women's history.

The illustration of the red stockings marching forward. A symbolism of inclusivity and diversity. The color red specifically chosen to honor the Redstockings 1969*

Okay ladies let's get information.

This illustration is a play on Queen Bey's famous lyrics.

Stay tuned for more.

[wocina]

[speakno-w]

taylor swift headers (the eras tour's version)

[tswiftupdatess]

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[blackwomenrule]

[risiblesvmours]

[mcxcuseme13]

You can be a queer icon without being queer

[freshthoughts2020]

[thatgurlbey]

ROC Nation brunch ‘23

[tswiftcore]

- Taylor Swift on Instagram, December 1, 2023

“Got invited to London by The Queen… ✨👑✨

Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé is in theatres now!!”

📷: @mason.poole / @kevinmazur

[angeblancrose]

Despite facing a backlash from its users, Spotify continues to introduce new policies which in no way aim to help either the artists or the listeners.

Demonetizing tracks with less than 1000 streams? Then, what's the point of putting up your music on a platform that claims to support new artists?

A new artist could get money when people purchase their vinyls/CDs and later comes the royalties of having their music played on the radio/TV as per people's demand but with streaming platforms nowadays, the likelihood of anyone buying physical copies of music or listening to the radio/TV has decreased drastically 'cause now, people can choose the music they want to listen to, at will.

With a surge of new users every single day, you'd imagine Spotify becoming an artist-friendly and user-friendly platform but NO- it keeps getting worse.

Spotify decided to shift certain basic features to Premium to increase the number of Premium Subscribers around the world. Features like playing music from a playlist/album in the designated order, going back to a certain part of a song, skipping a track or even listening beyond a certain time limit on the app have been taken away from the free users. As if the multiple ads after every song weren't enough, they took away the choices of its users and left them two options: look for another streaming platform or buy Premium. AND, now even the talk of raising Premium prices is going around!

Fine, I get it. You need to pay the artists who put music on your platform but then again, you refuse to pay artists for tracks with fewer streams? Seriously?

Spotify has a lot of fun features apart from music, like Podcasts and Spotify Wrapped for which people tune in on this platform, but with the introduction of such nuances in the present day, the listening experience only gets worse.

And what are people doing when they still want to have access to these fun features and, have a good listening experience at the same time? They're buying premium. They're falling into the trap of these schemes but mind you, NOT EVERYONE HAS GOT A PURCHASING POWER.

Not everyone has the luxury to pay for everything and enjoy the amenities these social media platforms provide to Premium users. So, what can be done?

Don't waste your money or your parents' money on this.

Uninstall the app and leave a review on your app store about why you did what you did.

Urge your favourite influential artists to speak up about this.

Remember when @taylorswift removed her whole catalogue from Spotify in 2014 because they refused to pay artists the money they owed to them? Spotify took immediate action and brought out the policy to pay artists as per streams.

So remember, changes like these do make a difference.

Reblog this so it can reach more people!

[littlebydigital]

The queen is back. Day 1 of her Renaissance tour.

[onlybuilt4expensivetaste]

Oh don’t you worry, Scoot Scoot—we ain’t forget about your weird ass 😁

[bey-life]

Beyoncé at the 2023 RocNationBrunch

[tswiftupdatess]

Taylor Swift with a fan at Beyoncé’s ‘RENAISSANCE’ film premiere in London! (x)

"Love you Taylor!"

"Aw thank you so much! I love you too!"

[blackwomenrule]