In 2024 Spotify stops paying out royalties for tracks that gain less than 1.000 plays over the course of 12 months. This may not be Spotify’s best decision but on the other hand it’s kind of understandable and actually not that worse than it seems.
In my video i tell you my opinion about these new rules and explain what it really means for small artists. I want to encourage musicians who are affected by the changes, to fricking ignore it and stay focused on creating music.
Building a fanbase and getting more plays is the goal anyway. And while it’s super hard to get 1.000 plays on a track, even when you’re crossing this mark we’re still talking about only a few bucks.
It’s not all about the money
I also talk about my main motivation to release on Spotify and other big streamers: Accessibility and Availability!
I still like the free old-school platforms like SoundCloud and Bandcamp. But the problem is… that no normal person know about those sites, but literally everybody got Spotify etc. on their phones.
With distributors like DistroKid (and others) it’s not only easy to release music on the big mainstream platforms, it’s also much cheaper than a SoundCloud “Next Pro” Account, for example. You can save even more (7%) if you register at DistroKid with my link (i will receive a commission).
That’s just the way you want to release your music in 2024. No matter if some big company’s management makes weird decisions or whatever.
One more advice
If you’re making music for the money in the first place, because you have that weird quick-money-and-famous-over-night idea in your head… Well, maybe it’s time to re-adjust your way of thinking and do something else.