![]() What’s more convincing are the monthly listeners which indicate whether an artist is marketing their music well. Only half a million artists with more than 1,000 listeners The Beatles or Amy Winehouse certainly aren’t going on tour despite their number of fans. ![]() There are many artists, for instance, who don’t list their gigs on Spotify or who don’t go on tours even if they got plenty of listeners. These are both arguments that certainly give us some pointers, but they are also a little flawed. Additionally, before the pandemic, there were reportedly 199,000 artists who performed in live shows. Spotify pointed out that out of the 8 million artists who release music on their platform, 5.4 million uploaded fewer than 10 tracks. This is how Spotify seeks to justify why only 52,600 artists were able to generate more than 10,000 USD. What they mean is artists who make good music and/or know how to market it properly and who can thus reach a certain audience. ![]() Of course, Spotify didn’t base this on people’s vocals, rap skills, how well they can play their instrument, or the quality of the songwriting. When Spotify reported in their Loud & Clear update that only 200,000 artists on their platform are professionals, it certainly raised s eyebrows and drew to criticism. More than half of all songs have less than 500 streams.The vast majority of artists have less than 50 monthly listeners.Why Spotify thinks they only have 200k professional artists on their platform.
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