Does SPOTIFY business model devalue music and musicians? Are there competitors that offer streaming services more fairly structured to all parties involved? If so, who are they?

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• What is the cost of a SPOTIFY streaming account?
• How many subscribers does SPOTIFY claim to have?
• How much $ does SPOTIFY make based on # of subscribers? (cost of subscription x # of subscribers)
• How much does SPOTIFY pay artists per stream?
• Are SPOTIFY contracts between SPOTIFY & the artist or SPOTIFY & RECORD LABEL?
• Is this model FAIR and SUSTAINABLE to the artists?
• In any other business, can you name a compensation model similar to SPOTIFY’s? (In other words, can we pay doctors, lawyers, politicians, actors, sports figures, etc the same way that musicians are being paid by SPOTIFY?)
• Does SPOTIFY business model devalue music and musicians? Are there competitors that offer streaming services more fairly structured to all parties involved? If so, who are they?