> if I understand how Spotify pays out -- reduces payouts to other folks do musicians get remunerated per play (in which case, it doesn't matter how many play

> if I understand how Spotify pays out -- reduces payouts to other folks do musicians get remunerated per play (in which case, it doesn't matter how many plays other artists get), or is there a fixed pie and it's divided by percentage of share of plays? If the latter, that's truly a horrible deal for artists.