> most likely they get nothing from Spotify in the first place. It's basically the bad old record industry all over again What makes you think the "old record

> most likely they get nothing from Spotify in the first place. It's basically the bad old record industry all over again What makes you think the "old record industry" is gone? Spotify doesn't pay artists directly. All money goes to the "old record industry" which then pays the artists. No one asks where the money disappears when it reaches the "old record industry" because criticizing those companies likely means commercial death for many artists. However, it's easy to criticize Spotify because... they can't say anything either: they depend on those companies.