Spotify has always been a double-edged sword for artists. Streaming music is a gargantuan business and one of the best ways to quickly attract an audience, but the pay rates are minuscule for all but the biggest acts on most services. Some artists have even publicly condemned Spotify, but up until now the company has never released official numbers to back up its claims that it shares an appropriate portion of its profit with the musicians that populate the service. Spotify for Artists is the streaming company’s attempt to pull back the curtain and give both artists and fans a detailed look at exactly how the payment system is set up. Although the actual artist payout is determined based on
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