How does artist, like Madonna, get paid by Apple Music or Spotify when they play her music? Does she get paid every time we listen to one of her songs?

Question

How does artist, like Madonna, get paid by Apple Music or Spotify when they play her music? Does she get paid every time we listen to one of her songs?

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Depends if the artist even owns the rights to their song. Lots of times some random rich person has bought the rights to the song so the artist gets nothing.