Modernizing Our Royalty System

>> Starting in early 2024, tracks must have reached at least 1,000 streams in the previous 12 months in order to generate recorded royalties.

Screwing over the little guy once again so that they can pay the big guys even more.

>> It’s more impactful for these tens of millions of dollars per year to increase payments to those most dependent on streaming revenue — rather than being spread out in tiny payments that typically don’t even reach an artist (as they do not surpass distributors’ minimum payout thresholds).

It's nice of Spotify to decide arbitrarily who deserves to be paid. They're also neglecting the fact that if a distributor has a minimum payout threshold it's not based on the last 12 months earnings.

It's not going to have a material impact on many people but leaves a really bad taste in my mouth.