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Over the past several years, Spotify has faced plenty of criticism for the way it calculates royalty rates, as a growing number of artists have accused the streaming giant of underpaying. Spotify CEO Daniel Ek addressed the controversy during a recent interview with Music Ally, suggesting many artists were satisfied with their streaming income, but have no incentive to say so publicly. "It’s quite interesting that while the overall pie is growing, and more and more people can partake in that pie, we tend to focus on a very limited set of artists," Ek said. "Even today on our marketplace, there’s literally millions and millions of artists. What tends to be reported are the people that are unhappy." He continued: "... In the entire existence [of Spotify] I don’t think I’ve ever seen a single artist [publicly say] 'I’m happy with all the money I’m getting from streaming' ... In private, they have done that many times, but in public they have no incentive to do it. But unequivocally, from the data, there are more and more artists that are able to live off streaming income in itself." Ek went on say that if an artist wants to do well in streaming, he/she must adapt to the changing music landscape and increase engagement with consumers. This means they must maintain a steady stream of releases, which wasn't as necessary in the past. #spotify #spotifyplaylist #musicbusiness https://www.instagram.com/p/CDUT3vkp7Sk/?igshid=9y5zqa45dvl4

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Over the past several years, Spotify has faced plenty of criticism for the way it calculates royalty rates, as a growing number of artists have accused the streaming giant of underpaying. Spotify CEO Daniel Ek addressed the controversy during a recent interview with Music Ally, suggesting many artists were satisfied with their streaming income, but have no incentive to say so publicly. "It’s quite interesting that while the overall pie is growing, and more and more people can partake in that pie, we tend to focus on a very limited set of artists," Ek said. "Even today on our marketplace, there’s literally millions and millions of artists. What tends to be reported are the people that are unhappy." He continued: "... In the entire existence [of Spotify] I don’t think I’ve ever seen a single artist [publicly say] 'I’m happy with all the money I’m getting from streaming' ... In private, they have done that many times, but in public they have no incentive to do it. But unequivocally, from the data, there are more and more artists that are able to live off streaming income in itself." Ek went on say that if an artist wants to do well in streaming, he/she must adapt to the changing music landscape and increase engagement with consumers. This means they must maintain a steady stream of releases, which wasn't as necessary in the past. #spotify #spotifyplaylist #musicbusiness https://www.instagram.com/p/CDUT3vkp7Sk/?igshid=9y5zqa45dvl4

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The #covid19 pandemic has changed the entertainment business in a major way, we take a deeper look in our latest issue. #nine5four #entertainment https://www.instagram.com/p/CCgtzV7pUCI/?igshid=v0j5u2ji0qvo

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Sports talk with @acelombardi check him out in our latest issue #clicklinkinbio #nine5four #sportstalk https://www.instagram.com/p/CB9HvnJpNqo/?igshid=1bzgu2rvf1qr6

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One thing you can’t cheat is the Grind! Salute to @mskd2u and all the work she has put in over the years🥂🔥💯 check out her article in the latest issue of #nine5fourmagazine #grindmode #hitlinkinbio (at Miami, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBrTUQVJi67/?igshid=5sm43p9a6wo8

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Asking the right questions and getting the correct information can save you a lifetime of pain. Do your homework! #indieartist #unsignedartist #music101 https://www.instagram.com/p/CBlnRNwpHXI/?igshid=t12wmk6p0f1x

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It’s tough times out there, every little bit helps! Stay focused #covid19 #pandemic #positivevibes https://www.instagram.com/p/CBd-2cQJYW6/?igshid=rs5952nv5c31

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👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 Last week, Republic Records — the home of Drake, Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift, and dozens more — announced it would no longer use the term "urban" to describe "departments, employee titles and music genres" in an effort to "not adhere to the outdated structures of the past." The radio-format term had long been used in the music industry as a synonym for traditionally Black musical genres such as hip-hop, R&B, and more dating back to the 1970s, pioneered by DJ Frankie The changes come following a turbulent start to 2020 for the Recording Academy. Just days before this year's awards telecast, chief executive Deborah Dugan was placed on leave after she sent a memo detailing how "something was seriously amiss at the Academy," including voting irregularities and conflicts of interest. Beyond the Academy's updates to category titles, other new changes seem to address those complaints, formalizing conflict of interest protocol via disclosure forms. They also come after Tyler, the Creator's comments directly addressing the term "urban" following a big win at this year's ceremony in the Best Rap Album category. "It sucks that whenever we — and I mean guys that look like me — do anything that's genre-bending or anything, they also put it in a rap or urban category," he said in the press room. "I don't like that urban word. It's just politically correct way to say the N-word to me." #equality #grammys #blacklivesmatter (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBTrqvRJuUa/?igshid=11bk6zb0icuc0