The debate was prompted by the news yesterday that independent distributor ST Holdings had withdrawn all its music from Spotify, Simfy, Rdio and Napster, claiming they cannibalise revenue from sales.

Probably the majority of respondents online agreed with the move, with indie label TriAngle Records Tweeting, "Feeling pretty good about my decision to never join Spotify right about now...".

TriAngle later added, "Gold Panda just told me he made 19 pence on Spotify last year. You can't even buy a ...