Comments on: Spotify pays Lady Gaga $167 for 1 million plays

By: Spotify rubbishes GagGa claims | Electricpig

Spotify rubbishes GagGa claims | Electricpig — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:09:23 +0000

[...] chucker Spotify has just got in touch about the reports of worrying low payouts for artists on the music streaming [...]

By: monty

monty — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:24:08 +0000

4 million albums at 10 quid a pop plus 20 downloads at minimum 69p per track even after everyone else has taken a cut label hangers on etc she ain’t doing to bad when the rest of us are worried about losing our jobs and getting evicted from our houses i don’t think she’ll be forced to go out buskin cos spotify only paid her 167 bloody quid!

By: Billy

Billy — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:26:10 +0000

Bit of a meaningless report really. Spotify can be a good form of ‘advertising’ for artists, as I have found through my own experience, listening to tunes on Spotify can lead you to go out and buy the album If you like it. Therefore lining their pockets as a result.
Does the report say how many plays worldwide?

By: Ben Sillis

Ben Sillis — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:04:09 +0000

I’m sticking my head in the sand when it comes to the financing of the new wave of internet music services. So long as they work, I don’t mind if they’re fueled by panda blood and unicorn hooves! That’s quite an eye opening stat though.