Spotify says it paid out $10B to music industry

Spotify Paid Over $4.5 Billion to Music Publishers Over the Last Two Years, So Why Are Songwriters Struggling?
Spotify paid $10 billion to the music industry last year, with $4.5 billion to publishers across 2023-24. So why are songwriters still struggling?
Spotify says it paid out $10B to the music industry
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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.
Spotify paid $10 billion in royalties in 2024
Spotify (SPOT.N) has announced that it paid $10 billion in royalties in 2024, the largest payout to the music industry in a single year.Nearly 1,500 artists earned over $1 million in royalties from Spotify last year,
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