Spotify, Apple Music

Apple Music still pays artists twice as much as Spotify
Compared to Spotify, Apple Music is one of the better-paying platforms for artists. Here's the payment difference between the streamings.
Spotify claims record payout to music industry after refuting that Apple Music pays artists more
Five days ago, Spotify disputed a report that Apple Music pays artists more than double compared to Spotify’s average rates. In completely unrelated news, Spotify has published a blog post announcing record payouts to the music industry in 2024.
Spotify says that streaming has made the world ‘value music’
Spotify wants to see 1 billion people paying for streaming music, double the more than 500 million customers who currently subscribe to Spotify and its competitors. In Spotify’s view, artists are lucky to have streaming services,
Spotify says it paid $10 billion to music industry last year
Audio streaming company Spotify said Tuesday that it paid $10 billion to the music industry last year. The company added that it has given nearly $60
Spotify maintains it's paying musicians a lot, actually
Sure, a decent chunk of that did go to the artists—the release states that “well over 10,000 artists generate over $100,000 per year from Spotify alone”—but it seems to suck for most of those beneath the Bad Bunnys and Taylor Swifts of the world.
Apple Who? Spotify Claims the ‘Highest Annual Payment to the Music Industry’ After Surpassing $10 Billion In 2024, Targets ‘1 Billion Paying Listeners’ Across All Platforms
Just moments after a report indicated that Apple Music pays far better, Spotify is touting the record $10 billion it paid out to the music industry in 2024 – and eyeing a goal of one billion paid subscribers across all on-demand services.
Spotify Faces Boycott Calls Over Royalties, Trump Inauguration Donation
The calls on social media came after concerns were raised over artist royalties and the platform donated to the Trump inauguration.
Apple Music pays artists more than 2x Spotify’s average rates, per report [U]
A new report analyzed artist payouts in 2024 and found that Apple Music paid more than double Spotify’s average rates.
Spotify Paid the Music Industry $10 Billion in 2024
Spotify said today that it paid out a record $10 billion to the music industry last year, bringing its total payments to over ...
What is Amazon Music: everything you need to know
Joining the ranks of platforms like Spotify and Apple Music, Amazon Music is another great service for indulging in your favorite tunes!
Spotify Wins Lawsuit Over Bundling Royalties
Spotify has defeated a lawsuit from the Mechanical Licensing Collective that accused the streaming giant of unfairly cutting ...
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Spotify Wins Big Against the MLC. But Will They Win This War?
Here’s a music industry newsflash: everybody hates Spotify’s cut-rate ‘bundled’ royalty payments — except for Spotify.