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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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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Yep. Spotify, for example, pays between .3 and .5 cents per stream on average. Doesn’t sound like much, but if someone gets a few million views, it adds up. Spotiify, meanwhile, makes money on the ads you listen to between songs, or the subscription fees you pay.