Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorEarly Friday, Apple Music sent a carefully worded letter to artists, music labels and publishers that briefly explained “how creators earn royalties” from the service, which is the world’s second-largest, behind Spotify.
The letter, which was not sent to the media, was obtained by the Wall Street Journal, which published a report that was not inaccurate but, since it became the only reliable source of the news for media outlets, was often inaccurately reported — most frequently in multiple headlines stating that Apple Music pays twice as much per stream as Spotify.Variety has obtained the letter from three different industry sources, and while it makes no direct reference to Spotify and no direct claim that.
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