Spotify Touts Record Royalties for Music Artists

Spotify just dropped some seriously upbeat news in their latest Loud & Clear report, revealing they paid out a record-breaking $11 billion to the music industry in 2025 alone - that's up over 10% from the year before, pushing their lifetime total to nearly $70 billion. A decade ago, only one artist hit $10 million in annual royalties; now, the top 80 artists each rake in more than that, with over 1,500 earning $1 million and 13,800 surpassing $100,000. Read more about this...