When Bloomberg reported that Spotify would be upping the cost of its premium subscription from $9.99 to $10.99, and including 15 hours of audiobooks per month in the U.S., the change sounded like a win for songwriters and publishers. Higher subscription prices typically equate to a bump in U.S. mechanical royalties — but not this time.

By adding audiobooks into Spotify’s premium tier, the streaming service now claims it qualifies to pay a discounted “bundle” rate to songwriters for premium streams, given Spotify now has to pay licensing for both books and music from the same price tag — which will only be a dollar higher than when music was the only premium offering. Additionally, Spotify will reclassify its duo and family subscription plans as bundles as well.

  • @unreasonabro
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    27 months ago

    So many pro tips, thanks m8, time to put together some supplementary materials!

      • @unreasonabro
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        26 months ago

        by the way, you should play Hades II if you’re not already. Its end boss is your username ;)

        • KillingTimeItself
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          16 months ago

          the rogue-like? I’m not into rogue-likes myself unfortunately. But that is a very funny spoiler regardless.