Sup reddit, I will try to make long story short. My brother bought a family subscribe to Spotify about 2 years ago and payed for it almost all of this time, now he is in Russia and can’t pay for it. Therefore i’m paying it for last half of an year. He invited 4 of his friends and last 2 spots are taking me and my friend. So the problem is that there are only 6 spots and i really want to add my cousin, and he really needs it. I talked to my brother and he said that there is no way he is kicking someone. I tried to convince him but he said “no” in a very rude form. Will i be an asshole if i will no longer pay for subscription and subscribe to a new one. btw he added me when he got it.
edited: Thank u guys for replies. Making some annotations. My cousin is also from Russia. He needs it because he loves music and since Spotify is banned in Russia, there are no good platforms. Yes, i do have my own account. No, won’t share it with anyone.
Whoever pays for the subscription dictates who gets to use it.
Edit to add: NTA
nta- you’re paying for it so you can decide who’s on the plan. if your brother wants his friends on it, he needs to send you money for it.
Nobody “needs” Spotify.
Why can’t brother pay for it?
How long did he carry you for free?
Are his friends contributing anything?
NTA. You pay for it, you decide who has access, end of story.
Yes YTA He got you on it for free when he got it and that’s your brother, seems to me you should repay the favor and let him have his friends on it
No.
He has to let his brother on it for free but not his brother’s friend. The person who pays decides. Period.
NTA. if you pay the bill it is your account so cancel the card attacched to it and buy a new plan for your own people. stop funding a free ride for his random friends just because he set it up first. his opinion is irrelevant if his money isnt paying for the service. let him figure out his own music situation.
I think the best course of action is you get your own account and your brother’s friends have to pay for the subscription he has
NTA, sometimes sharing an account doesn’t work out.
YTA for using Spotify, why does your cousin “need” it?
I would feel bad if my brother payed for me and then when it was my turn I screwed him over… talk with him again. YWBTA if you did this after his kindness
Since you are paying, just start your own account. You can add whoever. You can also find your brothers acct and get your playlists. It is your bros acct, but it’s not your problem if he doesn’t pay. Ideally, the one who pays, decides who plays, but this is a different situation. Tell him you’re out, one of his friends can pay until he comes back. Go do your own thing with your own acct.
YTA. To take advantage of this tiny bit of power is AH.