On this episode, Ari breaks down the whole Spotify issue of the moment and why the music industry seems to be up in arms. He discusses the discrepancy between streams and sales, why the per-stream rate is the wrong conversation to be having, how songwriters can get paid more from streaming, why everyone’s anger is misguided, how indie artists can monetize their audience, how many artists are actually earning $10,000+ from Spotify royalties.

Read the article, Should Artists Boycott Spotify Like Neil Young: https://aristake.com/neil-young-spotify/

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