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Re:Spotify Will End Service in Uruguay Due to Bill Requiring... by 542458 on Thursday November 23, 2023 @08:37AM (#38392588)
Small indie artists will have contracts with Spotify. Larger artists with labels will have contracts with their labels, who will have contracts with Spotify. As you suspected, the labels typically take a ridiculous cut of streaming revenue.
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Re:Spotify Will End Service in Uruguay Due to Bill Requiring... by troupo on Thursday November 23, 2023 @08:57AM (#38392792)
> Small indie artists will have contracts with Spotify.

They won't. They will have contracts with distributors: https://artists.spotify.com/providers

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