I see some articles from 2018 saying Spotify has spent 10 Billion in royalties since it started in 2006. That's a little more than 800 million per year. I'm su

I see some articles from 2018 saying Spotify has spent 10 Billion in royalties since it started in 2006. That's a little more than 800 million per year. I'm sure if you went after smaller and indie labels, you could license a big catalog, without much music people actually want, for a much more reasonable amount.