Ever since I have taken down my music from streaming platforms, I'm only listening to new music and discovering great artists on Bandcamp.com.
I wish I had known about this page much sooner. I have wasted so much time on Spotify by creating playlists and following indie artists. Unfortunately, no one will ever give me back the precious time that I have wasted on this useless and corrupt platform! Well, I guess it's better late than never, and we learn from our mistakes.
I will not only be listening to undiscovered great songs, but also downloading the music that I like and support the artists in this great community as much and as often as I can.
If you are not an active Bandcamp User yet, I highly recommend this platform. You can discover and support great indie artists worldwide! If you like my songs, please follow me and add my songs to your favourites. Thank you.
As you know, I have unpublished ALL my audiobooks in the recent months and taken them down from Spotify and all Audiobook stores and libraries! My lovely stories are now ONLY available on LilyAmisBooks.Bandcamp.com
Not only that, I have released Lily's Ambassadors and Lily's Botschafter as single stories as well. So, whether you choose to listen to all the three Ambassadors or only one, you will be listening to wonderful, funny, educational and inspiring stories written and narrated from the heart.
I hope you enjoy listening to Lovely, Lucie, Laila, Ludwig, Lennon and Leonardo's life stories. The female Ambassadors are available in English, narrated by the wonderful voice-over Sharda Laskowski in American English and the male Ambassadors are available in German, narrated by the incredible and professional German voice over, Dirk Jacobs!
Also, don't forget I have narrated my first Lily4Refugees Ambassador Lucky in both, English and German myself! :-)
Dear #RespectIndieArtistsWork petition Supporter, I’m
closing our petition a month earlier than planned, because as you know I have
already contacted Spotify CEO Daniel Ek with an open letter weeks ago and as
already expected I haven’t received any answer! No surprise!!!
I know there are more important serious issues and tragedies
in the world such as the ongoing Russian/Ukraine war, the Israel/Gaza war, and
several global and human crises. We are witnessing today’s history which is as
awful, unlawful, cruel, inhuman, and heartbreaking as World War II.
And yet we can’t change anything about it because our world
was and is a corrupt place run by incapable and mighty hungry world leaders
that benefit from other people's misery. Why else do we have so many refugees
around the world? Why else do we have so many people suffering from hunger and
homelessness? As long as the ones, who are in power to make a change, don’t
act, NOTHING will change for the better.
This harsh reality is, we have the exact same awful
situation with today’s corrupt music industry with its awful and disrespectful
treatment of indie artists. As long as indie artists allow and accept that
fraud companies (distributors and streaming stores worldwide) toy with them and
use their work for FREE, NOTHING will change for the better! As long as artists
tolerate these BS policies with no honesty, zero transparency, and fair
payment, nothing will change!
I made the best out of the mess that I have experienced with
my former corrupt distributor, the Swedish company Amuse.io. I shared
everything publicly to warn other artists. Everything in life happens for a
reason and to be honest, I’m glad that this happened to me. Because it was a
wake-up call! I was caught in the middle of a corrupt system for 2 years and
like most artists didn’t even realize the madness with a $3 payment for 1000
streaming. I still wonder who came up with this stupid concept! Nothing good in
life is free. Why should music be free? Why?
I’m ending this petition with the release of my song FALLEN ANGELS,
Lily Amis feat. Thir13een. This song is dedicated to all the corrupt companies
and evil people in power, who misuse their position and disrespect human
beings. Like a mafia, they steal from innocent, hopeful, and hard-working
people with no shame and regret. They toy with people's destinies and mental
health.
FALLEN ANGELSis an empowering track with a clear message
for everyone who has signed this petition. With this track release, I made a
final decision and have taken down ALL my tracks from ALL the steaming
platforms, including SPOTIFY!
Music has always been my sanctuary, and I don’t allow any
godless people to take away my joy for music. For my own peace of mind and
soul, from now on, my songs will only be available on LilyAmis.Bandcamp.com. And
I don’t have to be afraid to run promotions and campaigns and be afraid of AI
playlists any more! This is a silly game and I don’t have the time and energy
to play along. I distance myself from these hypocrites to feel the joy of music
again.
Thank you again for your amazing support. Please make sure
that you and your work are appreciated and respected, and don’t ever sell
yourself short! Demand the
respect you deserve!
It’s a done deal! I no longer have to ask myself, should I
stay or should I go? I LEFT FOR GOOD, and it feels great and right!
I was only waiting for the Tunecore sales report numbers from
March to May 2024! Here we go. This is a screenshot. In case you can't read it well, I had a profit of $0.45 in March, $0.19 in April and finally $0.01 in May! A total income of $0.66 in 3 months from over 150 STORES WORLDWIDE!!!!!!!
As already expected the numbers are beyond ridiculous. Despite
having three new song releases in the previous months, “Ping Pong & Puzzle”
in February, “HomeTown” in March, and “Bowling”
in April, I didn’t run any campaign because I was afraid of landing on an AI
playlist and be treated like shit again.
And my open letter to Tunecore and Spotify CEOsremained unanswered, as expected. To these mighty hungry fame and fortune hunters, indie-artists are NOTHING but naive and hopeful idiots! We are only good enough to promote their platforms for
FREE, but we are not good enough to receive an answer to a simple question!
So I have finally taken down my music from ALL The streaming
platforms after 2,5 years of wasting my precious time, money and energy, believing naively that
I was promoting my songs while instead, all I was doing was bringing traffic and
new subscribers to billion-dollar companies such as Amazon, Apple/iTunes, Spotify
& Co for FREE!
Nothing good in life is FREE! Why should we work and offer our work for FREE? If my previous corrupt distributor AMUSE.io didn’t treat me like shit
after 2 years of “partnership", I would probably continue this madness not
realizing the disgusting reality and questioning today’s corrupt music industry
with its awful, unlawful, and disrespectful treatment of indie artists worldwide!
What many artists don't understand and realize is how much time and effort they put into promotion, which is mainly to be added to playlists. Meanwhile, a bunch of corrupt companies located in Pakistan, Bangladesh & Co, have discovered our stupidity and offer Digital Marketing Services which as we know now is mostly if not mainly done with BOTS.
We land on fake playlists and get fake numbers and analytics. No real humans actually stream our music! As if all this is not crazy enough, we promote our work on our social platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, Tik Tok & Co, hoping to get likes and comments, while NO ONE really cares. Because those who like, comment and look at our stories are not THE ones who stream or download our music, except MAYBE some friends and family members! And we end up being in a circle of nonsense, repeating the same mistake over and over again, release after release again. We are trapped in a hamster wheel and only spending money and making others rich, while we are struggling in silence!
These Fallen Angels have created a modern way of slavery by
making payments of 3 Dollars for 1000 streaming, which means 50 hours of
Entertainment is only worth $3! In what world is this OK? Even homeless beggars
on the street make more income a day. Toilet cleaner make more income!
I didn’t start my writing journey to make a profit, even though I need an income like anyone else. I started my writing journey after I was unemployed for a long period of time and desperately applying for jobs. Despite my degrees and diplomas in Marketing and PR, I never got a fair chance to get a contract in a proper agency.
So writing down my memoir was my self-therapy. Then I continued this path and published short stories (because of the expensive payment for editing and translation) and finally,
I found my way into songwriting. The power of words/lyrics is what excites me
the most. And being able to share stories close to my heart (thanks to the Internet)
is beyond magical and joyful.
BUT this doesn’t mean that I’m blind and stupid
and allow billion-dollar companies to take advantage of my hard and expensive work and treat
me like dirt with zero respect!
I don’t know how these companies continue their evil and shameful
policy with no consequences so far, but this is a nasty game. Sooner or later, Karma will hit
them back when they least expect it!!! Mark my words!
Not only have I taken down my music from Spotify, but I also
have deleted all my playlists and my free user account! I have ZERO interest in
being near or part of a godless circle of people in power with questionable company policies with NO moral
values and ZERO respect for other honest and hard-working human beings.
My advice to fellow indie artists:
Just learn to say NO
to BS!
Respect yourself!
Respect your precious short lifetime!
Respect your work!
Respect your expenses!
Respect your passion!
And PLEASE don’t allow anyone to toy with you,
your time and never ever sell yourself
short!
I shared my experience openly with my online petition #RespectIndieArtistsWork
to warn and protect clueless newcomers. Honesty, integrity, loyalty, and
transparency are my life motto and I will always demand the respect I deserve!
What about you?
MY MUSIC IN ONLY AVAILABLE ON LILYAMIS.BANDCAMP.COM
It’s been a
while since I had a Q&A blog guest. But this artist’s kindness and selfless support
made me write this blog post today. I like to introduce you to the lovely Hungarian
electronic music producer and DJ ThomAce Van Doom.
He fell in love with music at a very young age,
and for many years he played electronic music as a mobile DJ in the late 90s
and 2000s. Today he is a successful music producer and is making various genres
of music from trance to chill-wave. ThomAce enjoys sharing his knowledge with his daughter and is a cat lover!
What is so special about his music? He makes music
that is coming from his good heart and kind soul. You can listen to his tracks
on Spotify and YouTube, as well as on Bandcamp! If you like electronic music, you
will definitely find something for any mood.
Firstly, welcome to my blog. Tell me when did you
find your passion for music?
I don't
remember. Maybe I was 3, 4, 5? I just remember that I watched the full length
of Berliner Philharmoniker New Year's Eve Concert in the early of 80s through
the TV. From that time, I have fallen in love with music and since then I love many different genres of music.
ThomAce why should
people listen to your music?
People could
feel the emotions behind the stories that every single song transfers. Every song tells a secret story or part about my life, whether it was a nice or sad
part.
Tell me what kind of
legacy do you wish to leave with your creativity?
Kindness and
the proof that does not matter how many bad things happens to you, you can
always give a smile and 100s of smiles will be your reward.
And finally, what does
HUMANITY mean to you?
Humanity means
a lot. I mean, it is not just being responsible for animals around us, but
treat every other people as I would like they should treat me. What I give is
what I get. And when this is not happening, I can say to myself that at least I
was kind and I did everything what humanity means.
Thank you so much for being my blog guest. You are a wonderful human being. I wish you all the best and hope you can achieve all your goals and fulfil all your dreams with music.
Make sure you follow ThomAce on his socials, so
you don’t miss out on any new releases! He is working on new songs which will
be released soon. Stay tuned....
One of my favourite creative activities beside designing my song covers for my music promotion and social posts is producing the lyrics Video.
This year I have released five great tracks: Ping Pong & Puzzle, HomeTown, Bowling, Secret Angels and Fallen Angels. Like in the past, I made the videos for YouTube myself. Unfortunately because of the mess I have experienced in the recent months thanks to my corrupt music distributor Amuse, I haven't promoted my lovely videos as much as I should.
So here we go. I hope you make the time to watch them and share it with music lovers who appreciate and pay attention to song lyrics.
As you know by now, I have taken down ALL my tracks,
Lily Amis feat. Thir14een from ALL streaming platforms! It took a while, but finally, my songs are also unavailable on Spotify. While some of the music stores
like Apple and Spotify don’t delete the artist profile, others have followed my
request and deleted the artist profile as requested!
Unfortunately, the only music store that doesn’t respect
my wish is TIDAL. Despite e-mails back and forth, they are wasting my time by
making excuses. I'm receiving emails saying to move forward with processing your request, we need to
verify your identity!
Well, I have sent them everything
to prove that I am who I am and yet, the artist profile is still online. As if
this is not disrespectful enough, they also have listed another artist's music
on my profile. I sent them emails regarding this issue months ago and nothing
has changed!
Dear fellow indie artists,
if you decide to release new music and want to offer your work for FREE on
billion-dollar streaming platforms, that don’t respect your work, be aware that
these companies have also ZERO respect for you as an artist!
If I could turn back time
and tell myself two years ago, I would not release anything on any of these corrupt
companies' platforms and promote their websites for free, bringing traffic and
possible new subscribers and all for nothing!
My online petition #RespectIndieAristsWork
is closed, but I will continue to warn other indie artists because I don’t want
anyone to have the same awful experiences and waste their time, energy, and
money!
Remember my words:
Don’t sell yourself short.
Demand the respect you
deserve!
Don't promote for billion dollar corrupt companies
who show ZERO respect for you and your work!
UPDATE July 19th 2024:
After this blog post and many tweets, Tidal has finally
Fallen Angels is inspired by the lack of respect of people in
power who toy with people's destiny, damage lives and existence with no shame
and regret!
While with this description we think about incapable
politician, godless lawmakers and governments, the lyrics were actually written
after the awful, unlawful, unkind, disgusting and disrespectful treatment that
I have experienced recently by my former corrupt distributor, the Swedish
company Amuse and the streaming platforms. Billion-dollar companies who have
invented a modern way of slavery with corrupt company policies and disgraceful
treatment with indie artists worldwide, using AI as an excuse to demolish
artists and destroy their love and passion for music.
This song is dedicated to my previous Swedish music distributor AMUSE who's corrupt company policy, awful and unlawful disrespectful treatment with me as an artist inspired me to write the lyrics.
I wrote the lyrics to empower fellow indie artists who make the same or similar experiences not to give up on their goals and always demand the respect they deserve!
I had to fight many evil "people in power" in my life, but this treatment really got under my skin. Why? Because music has always been the only positive and healing thing in my life. Never in a million years did I think that evil and corrupt people would destroy my passion and take away my love and joy for music with their evil actions! I distance myself from these devils and don't allow anyone to take away my LOVE for music!
GERMAN: Fallen Angels ist inspiriert von der Respektlosigkeit der Machthaber, die mit dem Schicksal der Menschen spielen und Leben und Existenzen ohne Scham und Reue zerstören!
Während wir bei dieser Beschreibung an unfähige Politiker, gottlose Gesetzgeber und Regierungen denken, wurde der Songtext tatsächlich nach der schrecklichen, rechtswidrigen, unfreundlichen, abstoßenden und respektlosen Behandlung geschrieben, die ich kürzlich von meinem ehemaligen korrupten Vertriebspartner, der schwedischen Firma Amuse, und den Streaming-Plattformen erfahren habe. Billionenschwere Unternehme die eine moderne Form der Sklaverei mit korrupten Firmenrichtlinien und schändlicher Behandlung mit Indie-Künstlern weltweit erfunden haben und KI als Vorwand benutzen, um Künstler zu zerstören und ihre Liebe und Leidenschaft für die Musik zu vernichten.
Dieses Lied ist meinem ehemaligen schwedischen Musikvertrieb AMUSE gewidmet, dessen korrupte Firmenpolitik und schreckliche, unrechtmäßige und respektlose Behandlung mich für dieses Liedtext inpsiriert hat.
Ich habe den Songtext geschrieben, um anderen Indie-Künstlern, die dieselben oder ähnliche Erfahrungen machen, Mut zu machen, ihre Ziele nicht aufzugeben und stets den Respekt einzufordern, den sie verdienen!
Ich musste in meinem Leben gegen viele böse „Machthaber“ kämpfen, aber diese Behandlung ging mir wirklich unter die Haut. Warum? Weil Musik immer das einzig Positive und Heilsame in meinem Leben war. Nie im Leben hätte ich gedacht, dass böse und korrupte Menschen meine Leidenschaft zerstören und mir mit ihren bösen Taten meine Liebe und Freude an der Musik nehmen würden! Ich distanziere mich von diesen Teufeln und lasse nicht zu, dass mir jemand meine LIEBE zur Musik nimmt!
Fallen Angels, Lily Amis feat. Thir13een
Fallen Angels everywhere, create
damage from far away
Spread black magic and sorrow everywhere
Secret Devils you better stay
away
Can’t forget my darkest days, oh yeah
Was broken and defeated for decades
Didn’t recognize the enemies close to
me
Blindsided by the moonlight
I’m not gone sell myself short
No devil will stop me from achieving
my goals
I demand the respect I deserve, stand
up and break the spell
Send the secret evils back to hell
No longer do I tolerate negative
energy and vibes
Had to fight too many fallen angels in
the present and the past
Overcome personal and professional
setbacks
Now it’s time to say: screw you, farewell,
Goodbye
Don’t trust the fallen
angels, take control
Take control, protect your
mind and soul
I’m not gone sell myself short, I’m
not gone
No devil will stop me, yeah, yeah
from achieving my goals, oh oh
I demand the respect I deserve, the
respect I deserve
Stand up and break the spell, oh oh
Send the secret evils back to hell,
yeah, yeah
I’m not gone sell myself short, I’m
not gone do it
No devil will stop me from achieving
my goals, achieving my goals
I demand the respect I deserve, yeah,
yeah
Stand up and break the spell, yeah,
yeah
Send the secret evils back to hell
Fallen angels thrive
my fears
BUT protection is my
WILL
I let the Universe just
unfold my life and direct my actions
Set my intention self-protection
in motion
I open my wings to receive
God's love and light
He will heal, protect
and help me survive, yeah, yeah
I’m not gone sell myself short, uhhh,
uhhh
No devil will stop me from achieving
my goals, uhhh, uhhh
I demand the respect I deserve, yeahhhh
Stand up and break the spell
Send the secret evils back to hell,
yeah
I protect my white
soul, wash away my fears
Surround myself with
crystals, dry my tears
I take control of my
destiny and fight the enemies
Fallen Angels ist inspiriert von der Respektlosigkeit der Machthaber, die mit dem Schicksal der Menschen spielen und Leben und Existenzen ohne Scham und Reue zerstören!
Während wir bei dieser Beschreibung an unfähige Politiker, gottlose Gesetzgeber und Regierungen denken, wurde der Songtext tatsächlich nach der schrecklichen, rechtswidrigen, unfreundlichen, abstoßenden und respektlosen Behandlung geschrieben, die ich kürzlich von meinem ehemaligen korrupten Vertriebspartner, der schwedischen Firma Amuse, und den Streaming-Plattformen erfahren habe. Billionenschwere Unternehme die eine moderne Form der Sklaverei mit korrupten Firmenrichtlinien und schändlicher Behandlung mit Indie-Künstlern weltweit erfunden haben und KI als Vorwand benutzen, um Künstler zu zerstören und ihre Liebe und Leidenschaft für die Musik zu vernichten.
Dieses Lied ist meinem ehemaligen schwedischen Musikvertrieb AMUSE gewidmet, dessen korrupte Firmenpolitik und schreckliche, unrechtmäßige und respektlose Behandlung mich für diesen Liedtext inpsiriert hat.
Ich habe den Songtext geschrieben, um anderen Indie-Künstlern, die dieselben oder ähnliche Erfahrungen machen, Mut zu machen, ihre Ziele nicht aufzugeben und stets den Respekt einzufordern, den sie verdienen!
Ich musste in meinem Leben gegen viele böse „Machthaber“ kämpfen, aber diese Behandlung ging mir wirklich unter die Haut. Warum? Weil Musik immer das einzig Positive und Heilsame in meinem Leben war. Nie im Leben hätte ich gedacht, dass böse und korrupte Menschen meine Leidenschaft zerstören und mir mit ihren bösen Taten meine Liebe und Freude an der Musik nehmen würden! Ich distanziere mich von diesen Teufeln und lasse nicht zu, dass mir jemand meine LIEBE zur Musik nimmt!
Gefallene Engel, Lily Amis feat. Thir13een
Überall sind gefallene Engel, die aus
der Ferne Schaden anrichten
Überall verbreiten sie schwarze
Magie und Leid
Geheime Teufel, bleibt lieber fern
Kann meine dunkelsten Tage nicht
vergessen, oh ja
War jahrzehntelang gebrochen und
besiegt
Habe die Feinde in meiner Nähe nicht
erkannt
Vom Mondlicht überrumpelt
Ich werde mich nicht unter meinem Wert
verkaufen
Kein Teufel wird mich davon
abhalten, meine Ziele zu erreichen
Ich verlange den Respekt, den ich
verdiene, stehe auf und breche den Zauberspruch
Schicke die geheimen Teufel zurück
in die Hölle
Ich toleriere keine negative Energie
und Schwingungen mehr
Musste in der Gegenwart und in der
Vergangenheit
gegen zu viele gefallene Engel
kämpfen
persönliche und berufliche
Rückschläge überwinden
Jetzt ist es Zeit zu sagen: Scheiß
auf dich, leb wohl, auf Wiedersehen
Vertraue den gefallenen Engeln
nicht, übernimm die Kontrolle
Übernimm die Kontrolle, schütze
deinen Geist und deine Seele
Ich werde mich nicht unter Wert
verkaufen, ich werde nicht
Kein Teufel wird mich davon
abhalten, ja, ja
meine Ziele zu erreichen, oh oh
Ich verlange den Respekt, den ich
verdiene, den Respekt, den ich verdiene
Ich steh auf und breche den Zauberspruch,
oh oh
Schick die geheimen Teufel zurück in
die Hölle, ja, ja
Ich werde mich nicht unter Wert
verkaufen, ich werde es nicht tun
Kein Teufel wird mich davon
abhalten, meine Ziele zu erreichen, meine Ziele zu erreichen
Ich verlange den Respekt, den ich
verdiene, ja, ja
Ich steh auf und breche den Zauberspruch,
ja, ja
Schick die geheimen Teufel zurück in
die Hölle
Gefallene Engel schüren meine Ängste
ABER Schutz ist mein WILLE
Ich lasse das Universum einfach mein
Leben entfalten und meine Handlungen lenken
Setze meine Absicht des
Selbstschutzes in Gang
Ich öffne meine Flügel, um Gottes
Liebe und Licht zu empfangen
Er wird mich heilen, beschützen und
mir beim Überleben helfen, ja, ja
Ich werde mich nicht unter Wert
verkaufen, uhhh, uhhh
Kein Teufel wird mich davon
abhalten, meine Ziele zu erreichen, uhhh, uhhh
Ich verlange den Respekt, den ich
verdiene, jahhh
Ich steh auf und breche den Zauberspruch
Schick die geheimen Teufel zurück in
die Hölle, ja
Ich schütze meine weiße Seele,
wasche meine Ängste
Umgebe mich mit Kristallen, trockne
meine Tränen
Ich übernehme die Kontrolle über
mein Schicksal und bekämpfe die Feinde
It's the day before my song release, Fallen Angels and this morninga fellow indie-artist shared yesterday's tweet by Spotify Boss Daniel which I have to share here on my blog. Because to this date I haven't received an answer to my open letter from 6. June 2024! I just realize the number, and it says it all! I didn't even realize that I send the open letter on the following date: 6.6.24!! Never mind!
Fallen Angels is "inspired" by my recent awful and unlawful experience with my previous corrupt Swedish music distributor, AMUSE.io. The song is dedicated to all the evils and corrupt companies out there, who treat innocent people badly for no reason, just to feel better about themselves. Those people who only feel a sense of satisfaction by knocking others down to feel a sense of achievement and power. Secret devils or as I like to call them Fallen Angels!
Anyway, when I wrote the open letter, I was fully aware that none of these people will care to respond because these FALLEN ANGELS don't respect anyone! They couldn't care less. To them, we are zero. We are nothing but stupid and clueless indie artists who make them richer and richer by day while promoting their platforms thinking that we are promoting our music, while in reality we are just promoting their company for FREE!
Here we go, this is the Tweet that the Spotify CEO Daniel shared yesterday:
I was not planing on releasing a new song shortly after "Secret Angels", but my recent experience inspired me to write these lyrics. I also wrote the lyrics to empower fellow indie artists who make the same or similar awful and unlawful experiences not to give up on their goals and always demand the RESPECT they deserve!
Fallen Angels is dedicated to my previous music distributor, the corrupt Swedish company AMUSE, who has treated me like shit with zero respect and kindness.
This song is also dedicated to all the evils out there who treat innocent people badly for no reason, just to feel better about themselves. Those people who only feel a sense of satisfaction by knocking others down to feel a sense of achievement and power. Secret devils or as I like to call them Fallen Angels!
The release date for this track is no coincidence. I choose this date, 24.6.24, because of the numbers 6.6.6! Now, why is this date so important? The
number 666 is used to signify the devil, the antichrist, or evil in general. The
spiritual meaning of the number 666 is: This
angel number encourages individuals to delve deeper into their spiritual side,
seeking enlightenment and personal growth. It also emphasizes the importance of
physical health and well-being, urging individuals to prioritize self-care and
wellness.
In Chinese numerology, the number is considered to be lucky and is often displayed in shop windows and neon signs. In China, 666 can mean "everything goes smoothly”.
In numerology,the number 6 is associated with balance, harmony, and nurturing. When you encounter angel number 666, it often serves as a reminder to maintain harmony in all aspects of your life, including your thoughts, emotions, and actions.
"Fallen Angels, Lily Amis feat. Thir13een" will be released on Monday, 24. June 2024 only on
