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> The reason artists don't like Spotify is not because they pay poorly, it's because they pay fairly. This is not true IMHO. You need approximately 4 million p

> The reason artists don't like Spotify is not because they pay poorly, it's because they pay fairly. This is not true IMHO. You need approximately 4 million plays per month to get the equivalent of Californian minimum wage! [1] [1] https://mashable.com/2018/01/31/copyright-court-rules-streaming-companies-have-to-pay-artists-more/?europe=true https://mashable.com/2018/01/31/copyright-court-rules-stream... Edit: You might get might more if you own all the rights yourself but not many artists do.

beberlei 8y ago
If you look at the numbers of how many people listen to radio I think this is a fair number. Each song on the radio is pushed to thousands and more of listeners at once on a station. The daily listener reach of big stations is essily in the millions. Spotify is a drop in the ocean compared to radio