Question 1

What is a normal Spotify per-stream rate?

Accepted Answer

Spotify pays roughly $0.003–$0.005 per stream, blended across markets. Free-tier-heavy markets (Brazil, Mexico, India) skew lower; high-ARPU markets (Norway, Germany, US) skew higher. Discovery Mode tracks take a 30% haircut. Maude flags rates more than 30% below the low end of the band without an obvious cause.

Question 2

Apple Music vs Spotify, which pays more?

Accepted Answer

Apple Music is more consistent at $0.007–$0.010 per stream because there is no free tier. Spotify wins on volume, Apple Music wins on rate. Most artists earning $X/mo on Spotify earn $0.5X/mo on Apple Music with one-third of the streams. Maude compares the two side-by-side in one read.

Question 3

What about YouTube, Amazon, Tidal?

Accepted Answer

YouTube Music Premium pays $0.002–$0.003. YouTube Content ID (UGC) pays $0.0005–$0.0015 and varies wildly. Amazon Music Unlimited pays $0.004–$0.005. Tidal HiFi pays $0.012–$0.015 (the highest). Maude pulls each one and tells you where your rate sits in the band.

Question 4

Why are my Spotify earnings dropping when my streams are up?

Accepted Answer

Three usual suspects: (1) your top-streaming markets shifted toward lower-ARPU territories, (2) Discovery Mode is on for a track that previously was not, (3) your distributor's reporting cadence shifted. Maude reads your statements and tells you which one it is.

Question 5

Can Maude audit a Spotify for Artists screenshot?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Drop the screenshot into the assessment above. She reads the numbers visible (monthly listeners, top tracks, top territories, save rates) and gives you a first-pass read in 30 seconds. For line-by-line statement audits, open Maude inside Symphony and paste your actual royalty statement.

What Spotify is actually paying you,
and what they should be.

What is Spotify actually paying the artist, and is the rate right?

Things people ask before they trust her on this.

Maude handles five more jobs.

What Spotify is actually paying you,and what they should be.

What is Spotify actually paying the artist, and is the rate right?

Things people ask before they trust her on this.

What is a normal Spotify per-stream rate?+

Apple Music vs Spotify, which pays more?+

What about YouTube, Amazon, Tidal?+

Why are my Spotify earnings dropping when my streams are up?+

Can Maude audit a Spotify for Artists screenshot?+

Maude handles five more jobs.

What Spotify is actually paying you,
and what they should be.