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.

Spotify announced earlier this year that it paid out a record $10 billion-plus to the music industry in 2024, bringing its total to nearly $60 billion since its inception in 2006. The company - the world’s largest paid music-subscription service by a wide margin - maintains that it pays out 70% of every dollar it