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# Spotify Exec Calls Artist 'Entitled' for Requesting One Penny Per Stream
- URL: https://werd.io/spotify-exec-calls-artist-entitled-for-requesting-one-penny-per/
- Published: 2021-07-02T21:52:22.000Z
- Updated: 2021-07-02T21:52:22.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: #Import 2025-06-13 09:24

"I think Taylor Swift doesn’t need .00001 more a stream. The problem is this: Spotify was created to solve a problem. The problem was this: piracy and music distribution. The problem was to get artists’ music out there. The problem was not to pay people money."

\[[Link](https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2021/06/29/spotify-executive-entitled-pay-penny-per-stream/)\]