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

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months 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.