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by richrichardsson 887 days ago
> Even small time musicians I know have about 1000 listens a month

On every single one of their tracks?

Let's say they have 20 tracks on Spotify.

1000 plays/month across 20 tracks gives 50 plays/track/month.

50 plays/month gives 600 plays/year, less than the threshold.

ARTIST GETS NOTHING FROM SPOTIFY.

Fuck Spotify.