Here`s how much Apple Music really pays the artists you listen to
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`We believe in paying every creator the same rate, that a play has a value, and that creators should never have to pay for featuring` What you need to know The amount Apple pays music artists for streaming has been revealed. Apple has told its artists it pays them at the rate of `a penny per stream`. That would be roughly double the amount of rival Spotify. A new report says that a letter sent by Apple to Apple Music artists has revealed Apple pays for streams at the rate of a penny per stream. From the Wall Street Journal: Apple Music told artists it pays a penny per stream in a letter reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. The disclosure, made in a letter to artists slated to be delivered Friday via the service`s artist dashboard, is part of a growing effort by music-streaming services to show they are artist-friendly. For Apple Inc., it can be seen as a riposte to Spotify Technology SA, which last month shared some details of how it pays the music industry for strea...