How is Spotify profitable for song makers?

Question

You pay 10$ to listen to hundreds of songs a month, how can it possibly be profitable for artists?

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Answer 1

For the price I pay for my Spotify subscription, I could buy somewhere around 10-15 CDs a year, maybe? Instead, I listen to maybe 4-500 different artists a year, and I’m constantly discovering and listening to new acts I’d never heard of before. The revenue share model for Spotify has a lot of problems, and small bands don’t get as much money as they should, but they’re still getting money from people like me who would’ve otherwise never bought a whole album.