Okay, I finally don’t feel so bad. I’ve finally seen someone else using a phone older than mine. Of course, this looks like they used a second phone they had in drawer to playback the video while probably recording with their latest gen device
'Weird Al' Roasts Spotify's Artist Payout System in Year-End Wrapped Video
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Re: 'Weird Al' Roasts Spotify's Artist Payout System in Year-End Wrapped Video
#12I'm not familiar with the structure of stream payouts on Spotify, but if 80 million streams gives 12 dollars, that means Taylor Swift's 26.1B streams give ~4k? I knew the rates were bad but damn...
I'm pretty sure it was hyperbole.
Wait, hold on, you're telling me Weird Al was doing some sort of joke here?
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When a mediocre artist has a following so much larger than an artist you deem exceptional, you’re going to see mediocrity all the time. See Kardashians. You getting upset about it is something you can control. People talking about something you do not like is not.
Circle of concern is an important concept that I don't see mentioned enough. It shows up everywhere though, from the AA serenity prayer to stoicism, to mental models, etc.
Glad to see it being mentioned, it's a powerful tool.
Taylor Swift is amazing, I love how much she gets under some people's skin. Some people need to get comfortable being uncomfortable.
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Since when has "deserves" ever been part of the equation?
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#15I'm not familiar with the structure of stream payouts on Spotify, but if 80 million streams gives 12 dollars, that means Taylor Swift's 26.1B streams give ~4k? I knew the rates were bad but damn...
I guess if spotify sues him for libel, then it will be documented the actual payout... which is probably higher than 12$ but lower than 80M$...
> I guess if spotify sues him for libel
Obviously this would be a terrible case against a known humorist making an obvious joke, but can you imagine how horribly that would backfire?
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#16I'm not familiar with the structure of stream payouts on Spotify, but if 80 million streams gives 12 dollars, that means Taylor Swift's 26.1B streams give ~4k? I knew the rates were bad but damn...
Trying different calculators online, 80 million streams estimates to about $200k in royalties paid out. Probably wildly inaccurate based on different deals etc., but probably in that order of magnitude instead of nickels. How that is distributed to the artist I guess is up to the label.
it's not possible to calculate exact payout because the payout is 70% of every dollar spotify generates so that obviously fluctuates day to day, then you have ad tier vs premium tier and then i read that the payout goes through another calculation based on what total percentage of streams you have out of the total and then depending on the label how much they pass on
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I’m sick of seeing Taylor Swift referenced as anything more than a mediocre preteen icon, but we all have to deal with things we don’t like.
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She’s mentioned in the comments because she’s mentioned in the article, and she’s mentioned in the article because she was the #1 most streamed artist this year.
Re: 'Weird Al' Roasts Spotify's Artist Payout System in Year-End Wrapped Video
#19I'm not familiar with the structure of stream payouts on Spotify, but if 80 million streams gives 12 dollars, that means Taylor Swift's 26.1B streams give ~4k? I knew the rates were bad but damn...
Taylor Swift is also a fun example as she refused to be on Spotify for some time because of “artists get paid pennies” reason. But then she signed some deal eventually to increase payouts basically for everyone. Now it’s been a while, and Spotify is way more used nowadays, so I’m not sure where the power balance is anymore.
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#20I'm not familiar with the structure of stream payouts on Spotify, but if 80 million streams gives 12 dollars, that means Taylor Swift's 26.1B streams give ~4k? I knew the rates were bad but damn...
From a different article: Not 3 cents, a third of one penny per stream. By that metric, Weird Al would have earned a little more than $12, more like $350,000 but his point stands. https://gizmodo.com/weird-al-spotify-wrapped-artist-pay-1851...
If that's how much he earns, I'm not sure his point does stand.
If he's making $350k from Spotify, I'm guessing he makes about that much from all the other streaming services combined. $700k in income from what is essentially an advertisement for your tours and merch feels like a pretty good deal.