The $0.0038 figure is probably due in part to the way Spotify calculates royalties, dividing a pool of all subscriber revenue among all streaming activity, rath

The $0.0038 figure is probably due in part to the way Spotify calculates royalties, dividing a pool of all subscriber revenue among all streaming activity, rather than dividing the revenue from each subscriber among each subscriber's streaming activity. Some have pointed to logistical challenges in the latter model, but it's clearly not impossible, as SoundCloud just announced it will be the first service to adopt it: https://press.soundcloud.com/197001-soundcloud-introduces-fan-powered-royalties https://press.soundcloud.com/197001-soundcloud-introduces-fa...