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Spotify Will End Service in Uruguay Due to Bill Requiring Fair Pay for Artists (mixmag.net)

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago (8 children)

“Spotify already pays nearly 70% of every dollar it generates from music to the record labels and publishers that own the rights for music, and represent and pay artists and songwriters," it continues.>

I dunno, ifnthat is true it seems more than fair compensation.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Fair compensation for who? Record labels who already rake in tons of money, or small artists that now need 1000 streams a year at minimum to get paid at all on a specific track?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (5 children)

I've been making and distributing my own music for over 3 years, not only on Spotify, and JUST hit a total $26 I've made.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

With increasing the necessary streams to 1000 it will get better, since AI mass produced music won't get any share anymore.

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