But companies like Pandora and Spotify aren't profitable even at these numbers. If this artist made 10x as much, he'd still be upset at only making $40 for 14,227 music plays and these streaming companies wouldn't be able to function. This is also a barrier to entry for new startups that want to offer music streaming.
There doesn't seem to be a number that artists would be happy getting and that music streaming companies could actually offer them.
There doesn't seem to be a number that artists would be happy getting and that music streaming companies could actually offer them.