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I have never heard any artist say that Spotify pay even 10% of what anyone would consider a fair amount, on Spotify artists earn $0.007 per stream, so 1000 plays gets you less than £5. Not a very fair return on effort and talent I believe.
I have a friend who gets something like £20 a year from them. Buskers can earn that by selling 2 CDs in the street.
10 million plays would get you £5000
I don't think that challenging that stupidly low figure is an outdated perspective. Do you have any more info on how much TIDAL pay per play?
April 1st??
it says
Recently, these variables have led to an average “per stream” payout to rights holders of between $0.006 and $0.0084. This combines activity across our tiers of service. The effective average “per stream” payout generated by our Premium subscribers is considerably higher.
it does go on to explain how they work, and they give streams free to people who would otherwise pirate stuff.
Currently, though, Pro musicians I know complain about getting so little paid back that it is just a shop window to give away their stuff
There are a few members of this forum who feel this way
fwiw, I have a Spotify sub. Saves me buying as many CDs that I dislike. I rather hope that my sub money goes to the artists. Maybe the 0.007 that goes to artists is mostly for the free users?
https://musicindustryblog.wordpress.com/category/artists/