As the music streams, artists see but a trickle in profits
Local musicians are seeking better payments from Spotify, other services
By Hiawatha Bray Globe Staff,Updated April 12, 2021, 3:43 p.m.
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Kevin McCord, the vocalist and guitarist for the band We Demand Parachutes, in his home studio with a laptop opened to his band s Spotify page. He would like Spotify to pay his band more money when people stream their songs, but he also welcomes wider audience that streaming affords.Jim Davis/Globe Staff
He may not be a household name, but Will Dailey makes a living as a singer-songwriter. Heâd be in much better shape, however, if Spotify would bump up the microscopic royalties it pays for the millions of times his songs are streamed on the global music platform.