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After years of complaints, Spotify reveals $10 billion payout to artists in 2024
Taylor Swift’s earlier concerns about streaming royalties take a turn as Spotify announces record-breaking payouts ...
Spotify: The Road Ahead Is Tough, But It Is Positioned Well
Spotify leads music streaming with record 2024 Q4 results, but faces margin challenges and competition. Read here to know why ...
Spotify may be earning more than ever but it's paying out a record $10 billion to rights holders too
Spotify just revealed its Annual Music Report and the streaming giant just had its best year ever, paying out $10 billion to ...
Spotify launches a program to publish audiobooks from independent authors
Spotify has launched a program to publish audiobooks from independent authors, focusing on a few genres to start.
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Nigerian music exports grow 49% on Afrobeats’ boom
Nigeria’s music exports grew by 49 percent over the past three years due to the Afrobeats boom, according to Spotify, ...
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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Spotify faces criticism over misogynist Andrew Tate courses
A petition calling for Spotify to remove the courses is picking up steam on the Change·org website, with nearly 33,000 ...
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 ...
Staggering 8-figure sum Taylor Swift rakes in from Spotify royalties as tech giant pays out record £7.7bn to artists
SUPERSTAR Taylor Swift saw her music earn over £79.8million last year in royalties from Spotify. The Shake It Off singer was the streaming platform’s highest earner over the last 12 months — as it ...