Spotify claims record payout to music industry

Apple Music still pays artists twice as much as Spotify
Compared to Spotify, Apple Music is one of the better-paying platforms for artists. Here's the payment difference between the streamings.
Spotify claims record payout to music industry after refuting that Apple Music pays artists more
Five days ago, Spotify disputed a report that Apple Music pays artists more than double compared to Spotify’s average rates. In completely unrelated news, Spotify has published a blog post announcing record payouts to the music industry in 2024.
Björk claims Spotify is the “worst thing” to happen to music
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Spotify Paid Out $10 Billion to the Music Industry in 2024 - $1 Billion More Than Last Year - and $60 Billion Total
While that figure may seem questionable considering how little many musicians make from streaming, it's important to bear in mind that Spotify (like most streaming services) pays
Apple Music pays artists more than 2x Spotify’s average rates, per report [U]
A new report analyzed artist payouts in 2024 and found that Apple Music paid more than double Spotify’s average rates.
Spotify says that streaming has made the world ‘value music’
The platform says it paid out $10 billion to the music industry in 2024 alone. Spotify wants to see 1 billion people paying for streaming music, double the more than 500 million customers who currently subscribe to Spotify and its competitors.
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