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Because they compensate streams by paid users at the same rate as free users right now, and if they did that, free streams would suddenly be paid for at a lower
by cwyers 11y ago
Because they compensate streams by paid users at the same rate as free users right now, and if they did that, free streams would suddenly be paid for at a lower rate.
- Eridrus 11y agoWhat is the downside to that though? There's a fixed amount of money to distribute, and in some sense it seems fairer to compensate those artists who have paid listeners more. Are they just trying to be super transparent with pricing to help artists feel like they're not being ripped off?
- StringyBob 11y agoWith my cynical hat on I can only assume that it would be more equitable, but the big music labels wouldn't sign on to that deal with Spotify initially as it was worse for the big labels (at a cost to smaller indies). With no data to back it up I'd assume the commercial pop music it more likely to be played by free/high listen paid accounts (kids/gyms/cafes etc), while paid accounts with small play numbers are more likely to be listening to indies (think stereotypical early adopters and HN readers). The current system benefits the labels with big commercial high volume pop music.