Spotify barely pays musicians anything. It's basically legalized piracy for music. This was even laid out explicitly in a recent leak from a former Spotify bos

Spotify barely pays musicians anything. It's basically legalized piracy for music. This was even laid out explicitly in a recent leak from a former Spotify boss: https://www.businessinsider.com/taylor-swift-doesnt-need-streaming-royalties-former-spotify-boss-said-2021-7?op=1 https://www.businessinsider.com/taylor-swift-doesnt-need-str... > The problem was this: piracy and music distribution. The problem was to get artists' music out there. The problem was not to pay people money.