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The point of the article is people do pay to listen to Taylor Swift on Spotify. Now, and more so predicted in the future.
by teknopaul 8y ago
The point of the article is people do pay to listen to Taylor Swift on Spotify. Now, and more so predicted in the future.
- tremon 8y agoI don't think Spotify's revenue model allows for billing per song? FAFAIK people's listening habits have no impact on their Spotify bill, so it's more accurate to say that people pay for having access to Taylor Swift's songs. It's the catalog that drives the revenue, not the listening metrics. I'm sure the metrics are important for Spotify's market position, as they drive its licensing fees and negotiating position. But as the parent says, people don't pay extra for listening to Swift's new album instead of the previous.
- commoner 8y agoSpotify does indeed pay artists per song stream. The rate is between $0.004 to $0.008 per stream, and a "stream" is counted every time someone listens to a song for at least 30 seconds. https://qz.com/1519823/is-spotify-making-songs-shorter/ https://qz.com/1519823/is-spotify-making-songs-shorter/ https://qz.com/quartzy/1438412/the-reason-why-your-favorite-pop-songs-are-getting-shorter/ https://qz.com/quartzy/1438412/the-reason-why-your-favorite-... Incidentally, this model incentivizes artists to release shorter songs and to squeeze more songs into albums. https://pitchfork.com/features/article/uncovering-how-streaming-is-changing-the-sound-of-pop/ https://pitchfork.com/features/article/uncovering-how-stream... https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/are-rap-albums-really-getting-longer/ https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/are-rap-albu... And an artist's new release isn't just competing with their old releases. It's also competing with releases from other artists.