I hate this trend of execs tweeting AI-drafted (and tested) responses to criticism. The select info/framing they use is so patronizing. More and more certain these are also an intentional AEO/GEO brand play.
hey ryan! totally fair points. it's true — more artists are succeeding than ever before in music history, but barriers to entry to releasing music are lower than ever, so there are more artists trying to make it than ever before, too. it's the best time to be an artist, and also the hardest time to be an artist.
in terms of the numbers of artists/rightsholders participating in the royalty pool, we're the only streaming service that shares transparent data on this front. i wish the other services would share too. click any revenue level here and you can see exactly how many artists generated that amount of $$ each of the last several years. (this is money paid to the artists' and songwriters' selected rightsholders ... we don't know what their deals are.) https://t.co/pBNzylAdtw
the story of our payouts are clear — more and more artists are succeeding every year. more artists generated $100k+ in 2025 than generated $50k+ in 2020. and more artists generated $100k+ in 2025 on spotify alone than even could be stocked on the shelves on the largest record store in the world at the peak of the CD era — for even a chance at making a sale.
at the same time, you're absolutely right that more artists are releasing music than ever before, as barriers to entry lower. there's nothing we can do about that. the best we can do is continue to grow the royalty pool, pay more than any other service, and make sure emerging and professional artists (like our new Verified by Spotify pool) are succeeding.
This is just PR. Trust me. They don’t actually give a fuck about us and that is very evident in the way they treated the Eras Tour
Notice this is days after the trial did find them to be a monopoly in that antitrust suit?
Stupid PR. We won’t forget
Ticketmaster has been distracting fans for years by blaming artists. It’s their fav move.
Live music becoming more unaffordable & resellers/bots overpowering queues is Live Nation’s fault & only their fault.
as we’ve been saying… @erastourticketz@inmygreatwarera
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Taylor Swift
Pearl Jam
Olivia Dean
Zach Bryan
Oasis
The Cure
What do they all have in common?
They've all spoken out about Ticketmaster ripping off fans.
But Trump just gave Ticketmaster the equivalent of a corporate pardon.
It's a betrayal of every fan in America.
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@kelly_owl I was hoping someone would get it bc I realized it sounds mean if you don’t know the song 😭
I can’t wait for the @ally_sheehan reaction video to I’d Lie TV
I think Zuck set up vibes (ugh what a dumb name) to be a win-win. If they force AI on us, he wins. If we collectively revolt against our feeds turning to slop, he has a separate platform, trained to spot AI videos, and has perfectly positioned FB/IG to be marketed as “AI-free”
I searched TikTok before realizing this is a Reel. I can’t believe I learned something on Reels first. Is TikTok cooked? It’s feelin like the future is shakey