As 2021 rolls on, Spotify remains atop the roost of streaming music subscription services. But its market share is suddenly ebbing while the competition is intensifying. Here’s a look at the fastest-growing Spotify alternatives, many of whom have designs on Spotify’s lofty lead. Others, however, are focusing on niches that are increasingly in play as the streaming space matures.
Just 13,400 Spotify Artists (Out of 7 Million) Make More Than $50,000 a Year
About 13,400 artists generated $50,000 or more in Spotify royalties during 2020 – though there are an estimated total of approximately seven million acts with music on the platform.
Spotify Firmly Addresses Pay-for-Playlist Schemes: “You Cannot Pay to Get on an Official Spotify Playlist”
The potential exposure – and revenue – associated with prominent Spotify playlists is hardly a secret, and needless to say, competition for the highly coveted spots is accordingly fierce. But during a recent Q&A session, employees of the leading music streaming service emphasized in no uncertain terms that artists and labels cannot buy their way onto playlists.
Goldman Sachs: Global Music Revenue Will Drop 25% In 2020
In a new “Music in the Air” analysis of the music industry’s outlook, Goldman Sachs projected that global music revenue will drop 25 percent this year, owing to the fiscal and operational strain of the novel coronavirus crisis.
For the First Time Ever, Music Streams Cross 100 Billion Annually in the UK
According to a new report from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), there were more than 100 billion music streams in the United Kingdom during 2019, which breaks a record.
Halfway Through 2018, Streaming's Continued Growth Defies Mathematical Trends
In the first half of 2018, overall on-demand streaming increased 41.7 percent to reach 403.5 billion U.S. streams