In 2025, Spotify pays artists between $0.003 and $0.005 per stream. This rate varies based on factors like the listener’s country, subscription type (free or premium), and the artist’s agreement with their rights holders. How Spotify’s payment system works Spotify…
Despite music companies Sony Music, Warner Music and Universal Music doing exceptionally well for themselves this year, YouTube has done ever better. Beating all other global record businesses and taking centre stage. New figures show just how well YouTube ads…
It looks like Apple Music have found a new way to drive people over to their streaming service. They’re introducing a $5 plan which sounds too good to be true. Like all things that sound that way, there is a…
Using digital streaming services to get your music out there is pretty much unavoidable. If you want your music to be heard, it needs to be on the relevant platforms. The argument over these stores paying out fairly has been…
Some of the larger streaming services offer a free user experience, whilst others only offer paid subscriptions. What does this mean for the listener and the artists they’re listening to? Ad-supported streaming The secret’s very much in the name. Ad-supported…
