Spotify demonetizes all tracks under 1k streams

Re:Spotify demonetizes all tracks under 1k streams by hmry on Monday April 08, 2024 @03:37AM (#39967175)

I read this as splitting each user's monthly payment only across the artists they themselves listened to (like how YouTube premium works) instead of pooling everything together. So artists with more paying listeners would get more, while artists who only get listened to by free bot accounts wouldn't get anything.

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Re:Spotify demonetizes all tracks under 1k streams by rain_iwakura on Monday April 08, 2024 @03:39AM (#39967193)

how would this work if i listen to 1000 bands? the split would be miniscule.

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Re:Spotify demonetizes all tracks under 1k streams by cuu508 on Monday April 08, 2024 @03:49AM (#39967255)

Do you mean, how do you handle $0.001 monthly payouts? Spotify could set a payout threshold. If the threshold is not passed in a given month, the balance carries over to the next month.

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Re:Spotify demonetizes all tracks under 1k streams by esafak on Monday April 08, 2024 @03:48AM (#39967253)

The split would be fair, and if the same algorithm applied to every subscriber, popular musicians would get paid more.

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Re:Spotify demonetizes all tracks under 1k streams by Dylan16807 on Monday April 08, 2024 @03:47AM (#39967240)

If you listen to one or two songs each from a thousand bands, the amount each band gets is minuscule with either method.

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Re:Spotify demonetizes all tracks under 1k streams by rain_iwakura on Monday April 08, 2024 @03:56AM (#39967279)

this was basically what I was asking. would this scheme actually make more money for the musicians? thanks for a reply.

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Re:Spotify demonetizes all tracks under 1k streams by Dylan16807 on Monday April 08, 2024 @04:20AM (#39967429)

The total amount doesn't change, but I think it would be fairer.

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