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whatever will the millionaires do????

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[–] newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It's actually the lables that are ripping off the artists.

Spotify isn't profitable. They're constantly losing money

[–] mihnt@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It’s actually the lables that are ripping off the artists.

As is tradition.

[–] SmoothIsFast@citizensgaming.com -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not all artists have labels, there are a lot of independents and getting 0.001 cents per play from Spotify is basically robbery compared to what sites like SoundCloud will pay per stream...

[–] Jako301@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

I'd like sources for these claims. What I've found online as average:

Soundcloud 0.0025 - 0.004$ per stream

Spotify 0.003 - 0.005 per stream