I think GPs point is, given their streaming habits and what Spotify charges, it’s not possible to pay 1cent per stream on average. Though my math would be slig

I think GPs point is, given their streaming habits and what Spotify charges, it’s not possible to pay 1cent per stream on average. Though my math would be slightly different. Assuming: * 3 hours (180 minutes) per day * 30 days in a month * $10 subscription * 3.5 minute average song length 180 * 30 / 3.5 = 1543 streams per month $10 / 1543 = $0.0065 per stream So for a listener listening on average 3 hours per day, if Spotify gave away 100% of what they charged the user, they’d still only be able to pay an average of little over 1/2 a cent per stream. No matter how you distribute that money, unless you charge the user more, there isn’t a way to pass on an entire cent per stream to every artist from that users subscription.