Popular music streaming platform Spotify has released its 2024 Loud & Clear report, and according to the information in the report, a new era is said to have begun in the music industry.
Spotify paid $9 billion to independent artists
Spotify distributed $9 billion in revenue to artists in 2023, tripling its payments over the last six years.
Even more surprising is that half of this revenue went to independent artists for the first time. Frankly, after seeing this, as a musician, I wanted to release my music independently on Spotify without being tied to a record label. I will think about it.
Another noteworthy point in the report is that non-native English-speaking artists make up more than half of the artists earning $10,000 or more.
We can say that Spotify’s payments are an important turning point in the music industry. Increased income for independent artists and the removal of the $10,000 threshold make it easier for more artists to make money from music. The declining importance of the charts shows that music listening habits have completely changed and more artists have the chance to be discovered.
Spotify’s payments to artists are promising for the future of the music industry. As I come to the end of my article, I think that as a musician I decided to make electronic music and publish it on Spotify. Who knows, maybe you will be one of my listeners?
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