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Spotify says it paid $10 billion in royalties in 2024 — but only 4% of its artists make a living

The music-streaming giant has long been the target of criticism from artists about paltry payments, but said it doled out record royalties last year.

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Spotify paid over $10B US to the music industry last year. How much actually makes it to the artists?

Spotify on Wednesday released further details about its record $10 billion US in royalties in 2024 in its Loud & Clear report. The report comes amid the ongoing debate about how much money artists and songwriters actually receive in royalties and whether it is actually fair.

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Half of Spotify’s Royalties Are Going to Indie Artists

Of the $10 billion Spotify doled out to music rights holders last year, it gave about $5 billion to indie labels and artists, the company said, a $500 million increase from 2023.

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An agonising timeline of our eight-year wait for lossless Spotify HiFi streaming

December Qobuz, a French music streaming service that has been solely operating in its native country since its birth in 2007 ...

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The Spotify bug that shows ads to Premium subscribers has finally been fixed - for now at least

Spotify has borne the brunt of a lot of criticisms, not just because of its ads-in-Premium bug but also its five-year ...

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This Billionaire Just Bought $560 Million of This Brilliant Stock Up Nearly 650% Since 2023

Coleman and his team at Tiger Global Management recognize this and see a path of continuing revenue growth. Wall Street ...

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Spotify's premium audio plan is shaping up… after 4 years

Well, after about four years of waiting, it seems that people might be getting what they’ve wanted. Spotify could launch its Music Pro tier later this year. In 2021, the company announced its ...

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Spotify says it fixed weird bug that is pushing ads to Premium users

Spotify is telling users to log in and out of their account, clear cache, and reinstall the app to get rid of ads, but no solution seems has worked universally.

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Why am I getting ads on Spotify Premium? Here's the reason and how to fix it

As of the third quarter of 2024, Spotify had 252 million premium subscribers worldwide, up from 226 million in the same quarter of 2023, according to Statista. Users can access content for free ...

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Spotify's new revenue data shows streaming success despite Nashville artists' concerns

Music Economics Report has been released amid a flurry of concerns raised by Nashville-based creatives about streaming's ...

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