Shoutout to the Apple Music playlist gods. “This song on Apple Music, sure, it’s doing great. L.Dre’s video goes into more depth on a pair of hit songs he’s had on both Spotify and Apple Music, giving exact details on the discrepancy between each platform.įirst song: 4.7 million streams on Apple Music The only company that pays lower rates than Spotify is Pandora. Spotify, on the other hand, pays out $0.0033 per stream - dramatically lower than both Apple Music and Tidal, as well as Amazon Music, YouTube Music, and Deezer. Tidal pays the most per stream at $0.013, followed by Apple Music at $0.01 per stream. The company also pointed out that the number of recording artists that generated over $50,000 per year had more than doubled.Īccording to the video posted by L.Dre, these numbers are still the same.

A new video posted to YouTube this week by independent music producer L.Dre further underscores the discrepancy between Apple Music and Spotify, with details on royalties, payouts, and much more.Īpple first revealed how much it pays to artists through Apple Music last year, saying that it paid an average of $0.01 per stream to artists for individual paid plans in 2020.

Over the years, it’s become clear that Apple is far better at “playing fair” than Spotify when it comes to Apple Music royalties for artists.

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