• celeste@kbin.earth
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    6 months ago

    https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/lily-allen-feet-pictures-make-more-money-spotify-streams-1235811354/

    Allen’s daily stream count on Spotify as of Oct. 17 was about 851,623. Assuming that number is correct, the Music Streaming Royalty Calculator estimates Spotify would’ve paid a total of $4,077 a day, with $3,239 going to sound recording for the copyright owner; $336 of mechanical royalties going to the publisher, who pays the songwriter; and $503 in performance royalties going to performance rights organizations (ASCAP, BMI, etc.).

    Which of these numbers goes to her? I’m just confused, I think.

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      6 months ago

      Everybody likes to hate Spotify but if they pay out 4000 dollars a day and the artist gets nothing, that doesn’t sound like Spotify is the main problem.

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        That’s pretty well known. They cut shitty deals with the record labels so they can have a large library. The record companies are making massive bank on Spotify, unlike pretty much every other party involved, including Spotify.

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        6 months ago

        There’s a definite industry problem, but that doesn’t excuse Spotify.

        Apple Music pays artists 50-100% more than Spotify do per play, and Tidal pay triple to quadruple. Even Amazon pay artists more than Spotify; only YouTube is worse.

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      6 months ago

      An unknown and probably pitiful fraction of $336, by the looks of it.

      $336 of mechanical royalties going to the publisher, who pays the songwriter

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      6 months ago

      She’d owe a dollar at the end of each day. Which means she would lose money being on Spotify.

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      If those are the numbers I don’t see why people are complaining about Spotify, the problem doesn’t seem to be there