Spotify Royalties: Do They Add Up?
In recent Spotify news, Weird Al claims that he earned enough from Spotify royalties to buy a $12 sandwich, and Snoop Dogg claims that he made $45,000 from 1 billion streams.
Just how accurate are these claims though?
How To Avoid Content Burnout
Blame the algorithms, but the easiest way to get views and interactions on social media posts are by sensationalizing the titles. “I wish I knew THIS earlier!”, ”Make your songs PRO LEVEL with this easy trick!”, and “Best Saturation Plugins for a Modern Sound!” all are effective clickbait-worthy titles that reel in the viewer (myself included). Over the past year, I’ve personally gotten burnt out with the large amount of content available online that goes over nearly everything imaginable about music production. As a result, I’ve come up with these “rules” for myself when combing through the wide expanse of the internet, to keep myself more on track and not go down as many rabbit holes.