Oct 27, 2023 2 min read

Setlist Podcast: Spotify plots changes to the way it pays out royalties

Spotify's plans to change the way it allocates revenues to individual tracks and catalogues each month, and the confirmation that digital is now the biggest driver of revenue for the song rights collecting societies

Setlist Podcast: Spotify plots changes to the way it pays out royalties

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week. On this edition, Spotify's plans to change the way it allocates revenues to individual tracks and catalogues each month, and the confirmation that digital is now the biggest driver of revenue for the song rights collecting societies.



SECTION TIMES
01: Spotify (00:04:35)
02: CISAC (00:18:27)
(Timings may be slightly different due to adverts)

STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK

Spotify also in talks with industry to change track allocation process
Spotify is in talks with the labels and distributors about changing the way it allocates revenues to tracks each month - like with changes proposed by Deezer, Spotify’s plan will impact functional audio and hobbyist musicians

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