That figure is potentially misleading. You want to know how much of your subscription or ad revenue is paid out. The per stream royalty is diluted by non-paying users, or by users paying lower rates (in poorer countries, etc). If you move your subscription to a service that pays out a lower share, then you pay musicians less, even if the average payout per stream is higher.

[–] KoalaUnknown 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

If ads don’t make enough money to pay artists, then Spotify shouldn’t offer a free tier. Don’t support a company that is hurting artists.

[–] General_Effort 1 points 11 months ago

This is the kind of thinking that usually gets mocked on lemmy.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

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Give me two years, and your dinner will be free

Gas station champagne is on me

Edgar cannot pay rent for me ... 🎶

https://invidious.private.coffee/watch?v=ZMmLeV47Au4

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

I thought deezer paid a LOT better

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

This was a deciding factor in why I use Tidal.