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Spotify will end service in Uruguay due to bill requiring fair pay for artists (mixmag.net)

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[–] And009@reddthat.com 18 points 2 years ago (7 children)

Yes but we do agree with fair pay

[–] doppelgangmember@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Tidal has the highest artist payouts typically, besides YouTube I believe.

Make your choices ppl.

[–] spacesatan@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Is that for youtube videos not youtube music? Pretty sure YT music pays less than spotify by a wide margin.

[–] AnaGram@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Found a handy little Music Streaming Royalties Calculator thing in this article. It's not 100% accurate because none of the services pay the same rate for every song, but it shows how huge the payout discrepancies are.

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