You would be correct if Spotify paid the majority of its artists meaningful money. Aside from Taylor Swift, there aren't many musicians living off Spotify. Spot

You would be correct if Spotify paid the majority of its artists meaningful money. Aside from Taylor Swift, there aren't many musicians living off Spotify. Spotify is just a less technical distribution method than torrenting. Most people who make money off music are doing live gigs. Society has collectively chosen to reward these artists for that effort, regardless of how they listen to it digitally.