“Weird Al” Yankovic has used his #SpotifyWrapped thank you message to take aim at what he sees as poor pay for artists by Spotify.The streaming service launched its 2023 edition of Wrapped yesterday (November 29), where users can find out what they listened to most in the past year.
Some artists make video messages which are sent to their top fans, but Yankovic used his as an opportunity to criticise the platform over its pay model.“Look, I’ll make this really quick,” Yankovic said in the video. “I just want to thank you all for your amazing support.
It’s my understanding that I had over 80 million streams on Spotify this year so, if I’m doing the math right, that means I earned $12.
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