Which Music Streamer Pays Best? It’s Not Spotify [CHART]

Which music streaming service pays musicians and songwriters the most most per stream? As Spotify goes public, Apple Music picks up steam and YouTube prepares to launch a new paid music service, Statista dug into the latest stats to find out.

Overview:  While Spotify cut new lower royalty deals with the major labels, other music streamers like Tidal or Apple Music are paying out substantially higher per-stream payments to artists and songwriters. 

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