By Dave Parack, MUO | Music streaming services get a lot of criticism for the amount of money they pay out to musicians. And Spotify is usually condemned more than any other due to reports that it pays less per-stream than its competitors. However, Spotify has come out fighting, and defended its record over the past 10 years.
Spotify Defends Its Record of Paying Musicians
A recent report by Duetti claimed that, out of all the big music streaming platforms, Spotify paid musicians the least amount of money. Slide 6 of the report claimed that on average in 2024, Spotify paid out $3.00 per 1,000 streams. This compares unfavorably to Amazon Music ($8.80), Apple Music ($6.20), and YouTube Music ($4.80).
Spotify has since come out swinging, sending a statement to Music Ally and others calling the claims “ridiculous and unfounded,” and claiming to be “the leader in total payouts.” And now, David Kaefer, the VP of Spotify’s Music Business, has written an official defense posted on For the Record.
In his defense of Spotify, Kaefer states that the company has paid out $60 billion over the past 10 years, including $10 billion in 2024 alone. He also states that in 2014, around 10,000 artists were generating at least $10,000/year on Spotify, but in 2024, “well over” 10,000 artists generated over $100,000/year. A tenfold increase.
Looking to the future, Kaefer then calls for the streaming industry as a whole to push for 1 billion people to pay for the privilege of streaming. Right now, the figure stands at 500 million across all music streaming services, so that would represent a 100 percent increase in the total number of paying subscribers.
More People Need to Start Paying to Stream Music
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5 Ways I Find Local Artists Among Spotify’s Huge Catalog
By Danny Maiorca, MUO
Searching for Local Playlists
Creating a Playlist and Using the Recommendations
Using Spotify’s Custom Playlists
Using a VPN
Looking for Similar Artists
Spotify is the best music streaming service for discovering new music, but finding niche songs is sometimes challenging because of its sheer volume. Thankfully, there are some easy methods to find local artists within the Spotify app.
Searching for Local Playlists
After being inspired by a trip to the Faroe Islands in 2024, I was interested in finding local music and developing a playlist. I have an Icelandic music playlist consisting of around 200+ songs, and since the languages are somewhat similar, I figured I might find some interesting tracks. The first thing I did was simply type “Faroe Islands” in the search bar.
After doing this, I found a couple of playlists promoting Faroese artists. To start with, I listened to the songs on the playlist. When I found an artist that I liked, I then explored their catalog and added their music to my playlist.
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