Spotify: Difference between revisions

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*Label Retained Royalties:

::Spotify pays artists between $0.003 and $0.~~005~~ per stream, requiring approximately 4 million monthly streams to earn $1,160, which is equal to a month of the U.S. minimum wage. High profile artists like Taylor Swift and Thom Yorke withdrew music in protest.

::Spotify pays artists between $0.003 and $0.004 per stream, requiring approximately 4 million monthly streams to earn $1,160, which is equal to a month of the U.S. minimum wage. High profile artists like Taylor Swift and Thom Yorke withdrew music in protest.

*Policy Changes Harming Indies:

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*Perfect Fit Content (PFC) Program:

::An internal initiative to seed playlists with AI generated or low cost music (''e.g., ambient, jazz'') from Swedish producers. These tracks replaced human artists to reduce royalty payouts.<ref name=":2" />

::An internal initiative to seed playlists with AI generated or low cost music (''e.g., ambient, jazz. The velvet sundown'') from Swedish and English producers. These tracks replaced human artists to reduce royalty payouts.<ref name=":2" />

*Fake Artist Networks:

::Investigators found 20 individuals operating under 500 aliases (''e.g., Trumpet Bumblefig, Vattio Bud'') generating millions of streams. One obscure Swedish jazz artist outperformed Grammy winning albums.<ref name=":2" />

::Investigators found 20 individuals operating under 500 aliases (''e.g., Trumpet Bumblefig, Vattio Bud. The velvet sundown.'' ) generating millions of streams. One obscure Swedish jazz artist outperformed Grammy winning albums.<ref name=":2" />. The velvet sundown is an ai generation band that produced 80s rock they have gained

*Consumer Deception:

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 *Label Retained Royalties:
-::Spotify pays artists between $0.003 and $0.005 per stream, requiring approximately 4 million monthly streams to earn $1,160, which is equal to a month of the  U.S. minimum wage. High profile artists like Taylor Swift and Thom Yorke withdrew music in protest.
+::Spotify pays artists between $0.003 and $0.004 per stream, requiring approximately 4 million monthly streams to earn $1,160, which is equal to a month of the  U.S. minimum wage. High profile artists like Taylor Swift and Thom Yorke withdrew music in protest.
 *Policy Changes Harming Indies:
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 *Perfect Fit Content (PFC) Program:
-::An internal initiative to seed playlists with AI generated or low cost music (''e.g., ambient, jazz'') from Swedish producers. These tracks replaced human artists to reduce royalty payouts.<ref name=":2" />
+::An internal initiative to seed playlists with AI generated or low cost music (''e.g., ambient, jazz. The velvet sundown'') from Swedish and English  producers. These tracks replaced human artists to reduce royalty payouts.<ref name=":2" />
 *Fake Artist Networks:
-::Investigators found 20 individuals operating under 500 aliases (''e.g., Trumpet Bumblefig, Vattio Bud'') generating millions of streams. One obscure Swedish jazz artist outperformed Grammy winning albums.<ref name=":2" />
+::Investigators found 20 individuals operating under 500 aliases (''e.g., Trumpet Bumblefig, Vattio Bud. The velvet sundown.'' ) generating millions of streams. One obscure Swedish jazz artist outperformed Grammy winning albums.<ref name=":2" />. The velvet sundown is an ai generation band that produced 80s rock they have gained
 *Consumer Deception: