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30% distribution fee is standard across so many things. Steam, AppStore, and it looks like Spotify as well.

Seems like the ones losing out are those that are signing record deals, giving over 41% (or 54%? The %s don't add up to 100 in the article,) to a label who... Just puts them on Spotify?

Spotify is in a good position to cut out record labels by working with artists directly.



I think anti competition bodies should look into it. It sounds like a market fixing if everyone charges the same.




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