I don't see much issue here. Clearly you can't expect to make a living off of 14,000 people playing your song. From what I understand, most artists make most of

I don't see much issue here. Clearly you can't expect to make a living off of 14,000 people playing your song. From what I understand, most artists make most of their money from live performances & merchandise. https://www.spotifyartists.com/spotify-explained/#royalties-in-detail https://www.spotifyartists.com/spotify-explained/#royalties-... Explains in a bit more detail how Spotify distributes royalties.