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Spotify, Indie Artists

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.

CBC.ca on MSN · 1d

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.

The Hollywood Reporter on MSN · 23h

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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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 lossless audio may finally arrive soon, but it won’t be cheap

costs $16.99 a month and Premium Family goes for $19.99 a month. Spotify’s Music Pro add-on will land “this year,” Bloomberg says. (Of course, we’ve been hearing that lossless Spotify is c ...

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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 HiFi Streaming May Finally Come Out This Year

Spotify’s tiered structure will become more complicated this year. The music streaming app ... will sit on top of the current $12 Spotify Premium plans, though it remains unclear if it will ...

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Spotify breaks its silence on Premium users hearing ads (Update: Issue fixed)

Spotify Premium offers ad-free playback ... as we’ve seen scattered reports of this issue over the years. We’ve nevertheless asked the company about this issue and will update the article ...

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