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# Another Indie Label Pulls From Spotify
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/another-indie-label-pulls-from-spotify/
- Published: 2011-09-20T07:36:02.000Z
- Updated: 2011-09-20T07:36:02.000Z
- Description: A third independent metal label Prosthetic Records has pulled it's content from Spotify. "There [does] not appear to be an upside," Prosthetic co-owner E.J. Johantgen told the L.A. Weekly. The. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2011/09/another-indie-label-pulls-from-spotify.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Indie Music, Streaming, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:55

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A third independent metal label **Prosthetic Records** has pulled it's content from **Spotify**. "There \[does\] not appear to be an upside," Prosthetic co-owner E.J. Johantgen told the [L.A. Weekly](http://blogs.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/2011/09/prosthetic%5Frecords%5Falso%5Fpullin.php?ref=hypebot.com). The income from the streaming music service is just "fractions of pennies," according to the label head. Prosthetic joins **Century Media** and **Metal Blade**, two other Los Angeles-area metal labels who recently pulled out of Spotify.

A few small labels pulling material off Spotify, does not leave significant holes in the music streamers catalog – unless perhaps if you're a fan of indie LA metal. But it is symptomatic of what appears to be a **bigger problem brewing for Spotify** within the independent and d.i.y. music community.

**Spotify & Hypebot Readers React**

Reaction to our post yesterday **"[Spotify Responds To Artist Payments Controversy"](https://www.hypebot.com/spotify-responds-to-artist-payments-controversy/)** has been strong and negative. "My beef is that they treat indie artists like **second class citizens**: they pay different rates for different artists, based on the secretive deals that no one is allowed to talk about," wrote successful indie artist [**Zoe Keating**](http://www.zoekeating.com/?ref=hypebot.com). "While the basic idea of Spotify is better than piracy, the pay for indie artists is about the same…," wrote commenter ictus75.

We've asked Spotify for reaction. **Until then get involved in the discussion [here](https://www.hypebot.com/spotify-responds-to-artist-payments-controversy/).**

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- [Jay Frank: It's Not Spotify's Fault That You Make So Little Money](https://www.hypebot.com/jay-frank-its-not-spotifys-fault-that-you-make-so-little-money/)