Spotify Says More Than 1,500 Artists Earned Over $1 Million in Royalties Last Year

Spotify paid out a record $11 billion to the music industry in 2025, bringing the streaming giant’s 20-year total to nearly $70 billion. But in its latest Loud & Clear report, the company is focusing on the artists who generated that total. The report makes the following claims: In 2025, more than 13,800 artists generated […]

By Jem Aswad