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You're absolutely right! Spotify could pay far more per stream than it does. Spotify currently spends 79% of its revenues on royalties. How much more do you th

• chipotle_coyote 8y ago
  While this is probably an Unpopular Opinion™, I think the heart of the problem is ultimately that streaming services undercharge. There's no objective reason to believe that their current price is correct, and the fact that Spotify loses money while artists think they're being underpaid seems to strongly suggest that the price is too low. But consumers now believe that $10/month -- less than the price that a single CD generally is, even on Amazon -- is the Objectively Correct Price, and everyone is stuck.