Spotify reveals $10 billion payout to artists in 2024

Spotify paid over $10B US to the music industry last year. How much actually makes it to the artists?
Spotify on Wednesday released further details about its record $10 billion US in royalties in 2024 in its Loud & Clear report. The report comes amid the ongoing debate about how much money artists and songwriters actually receive in royalties and whether it is actually fair.
Spotify says its payouts are getting better, but artists still disagree
Spotify has released its annual Loud & Clear report, detailing information about the music streaming service's royalty payments.
Spotify Paid 1,450 Artists Over $1 Million in 2024 — When Less Than 1% of ‘Uploaders’ Generated $5,000 or More, Loud & Clear Reveals
Spotify has released its Loud & Clear breakdown for 2024, when 1,450 artists are said to have generated (but not necessarily pocketed) over $1 million in combined recording and publishing royalties from on-platform streams.
12m artists uploaded music to Spotify last year. Less than 0.6% generated $10,000 or more in royalties
The proliferation of new artists is a good thing, Spotify says, even if it means it’s harder to be discovered.
Spotify says it paid nearly 1,500 artists $1 million or more in royalties for 2024 streams
Spotify wrote in its annual Loud and Clear Report that nearly 1,500 artists generated over $1 million in royalties in 2024.
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