New RIAA Formula:
In order to get to that reckoning, the RIAA has created a new formula: 1,500 streams is now the official equivalent of ten single track sales or one album sale. (Gold status is awarded after the equivalent of 500,000 sales; platinum, on 1,000,000 sales.)
Spotify Royalties and Detection:
How can Spotify pay artists so little? Spotify pays poor royalties because that’s what they were able to negotiate with the labels. Spotify tracks listening habits and will flag up suspicious streams.
Earnings from Spotify:
How much does Eminem make from Spotify? Eminem earned between $11,448,000 ($11.4 million) and $18,756,000 ($18.8 million). Thus, the average earning for Slim Shady is $15,102,000 ($15.1 million). All these numbers are coming from Spotify alone.
Justin Bieber’s Earnings:
How much does Justin Bieber make from Spotify? Pay Per Play Rank Artist / Song Streams (Spotify) 10 Justin Bieber Love Yourself 1,278,000,000 11 Ed Sheeran Perfect 1,239,000,000 12 James Arthur Say You Won’t Let Go 1,229,000,000 13 Justin Bieber Sorry 1,228,000,000
Drake’s Streaming Success:
While Drake is no stranger to the top of the Artists 500 chart, the rapper more than outdid himself and everyone else in the chart’s history as he took the Number One spot for the 32nd time with a record-smashing 793.8 million song streams.