How do musicians make money from Spotify?
How do musicians make money from Spotify?
user
Well, first let me say that this isn’t my area of expertise, but I can tell you some things about the business model.  Spotify currently has two kinds of users. The “Free” users listen to music without paying for the music, but can’t listen to Spotify while away from home. In order to have that access, users can sign up for Spotify Premium, and Spotify takes about 30% of each paid subscription fee.
assistant
That's good to know but I want to know how musicians get paid when their music is played on Spotify?
user
Well, Spotify is owned by a company called “Spotify AB” which operates in Sweden, and there I think they have a contractual agreement with the musicians which is confidential.  It doesn’t appear to be public on Spotify’s website, at least not that I’ve found.
assistant
I still don't understand how musicians get paid. Don't you know?
user