The article doesn’t really say how much Spotify pays out. The closest the article comes is quoting one member of a band that says for 25-26 million plays he received about 20 pounds.
I guess my question is, how does that compare to the cut he would have received selling 5 million albums or something?
Yeah, unfortunately it’s extremely hard to get info since the labels payout differently per artist, and obscure the hell out of information.
The real takeaway here is that all streaming services pay artists relatively little, whether it be Spotify, Apple, Tidal, etc.
If you really want to make sure the artists are compensated fairly, buy their music directly as downloads from Bandcamp, or HD Tracks etc, or buy their merch.
It probably depends as they have separate contracts with separate artists. Ofc one indie artist can’t be paid the same as a mainstream artist even with the same amount of streams.
Hey! I don’t feel bad about making about six bucks over the past year.
It’s complicated. Streaming services can help artists get traction. I listen to lots of stuff that I never would have bought so just because it got streamed doesn’t necessarily correlate to a lost sale.
It sucks because the labels are the actual problem, not Spotify. They take an overwhelming large amount before the rest is divided out to the artists, writers, mixers, etc.
