Royalties

Spotify just revealed its annual Loud and Clear report revealing some top level numbers with some granular insights from 2023.

This week, Ari discusses his recent Variety article entitled “Why Spotify’s New Payment Model Falls Short For Emerging Artists.”

Last week, UMG and Deezer made an announcement that is set to be the biggest upheaval to the recorded music industry payment structure since the launch of streaming.

Spotify just rolled this out to help you better understand how active your listeners are. But why does it matter and how does it help?

If you’re a songwriter or publisher with BMI, or you’re thinking of joining BMI, this post is for you. Just for clarity, BMI is actually not a publisher. It simply collects royalties for publishers and songwriters.