Implemented (along with other changes) at the behest of the majors, the revamped model ... did Spotify not pay out to you, the independent-artist community?” van Veen asked in a YouTube video.

Spotify rolled back an announcement that it would display play counts on podcast episodes; instead, counts will only appear after 50k plays.

The biggest reported change, and the one that is already garnering criticism ... And Spotify would not be the first streamer to put a minimum on monetization — YouTube creators can only start ...

Spotify will change its royalty payout model by early next year to include ... (Already, Spotify’s projected moves have drawn criticism from the indie community.) Yet changes like these are ...

People will still upload these for personal enjoyment (like they’ve been doing on YouTube ... that Spotify deems inappropriate. Instead of penalizing artists, change your model.

“I hate that y’all actually use Spotify instead of literally ANY other streaming service. They pay us the least,” he stated. The criticism joins growing industry concerns about streaming ...

Facebook, Instagram, Snap, YouTube and other ... promotional support. Now, Spotify is offering those artists cut out of the benefits of the new streaming royalties model a new way to make money ...

Spotify led the transformation of the music industry by changing the business model from one of ownership ... and consumption to the likes of YouTube, TikTok, and others as more and more music ...