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?
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.
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.