It’s the weighting. If you listen to very little music, but 1 artist, your $10 (in that scenario) would go to them. Instead, your listening is not weighted in

It’s the weighting. If you listen to very little music, but 1 artist, your $10 (in that scenario) would go to them. Instead, your listening is not weighted in any special way so it goes into the global pot of money and hours listened and gets diluted by the people listening more.