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Les points clés du rapport annuel sur l’économie de la musique de Spotify

March 19, 2024

Spotify pense que les artistes méritent de la clarté en matière d’économie du streaming musical. C’est pourquoi la plateforme publie chaque année des données montrant son impact sur l’industrie. Ces informations se trouvent sur Loud & Clear, une ressource destinée aux artistes et aux professionnels de l’industrie, qui analyse l’économie mondiale du streaming, les acteurs et le processus.

Aujourd’hui, Spotify a dévoilé les données mises à jour sur Loud & Clear, y compris des chiffres de 2023 qui montrent de nouveaux progrès significatifs vers une industrie musicale plus diversifiée et plus équitable. 

Dans une vue d’ensemble, le streaming a continué à créer plus d’espace pour que davantage d’artistes réussissent, démontrant un réel changement dans l’ensemble du secteur.

Les dernières données montrent que l’industrie n’a jamais été aussi peu dominée par les stars, avec plus de petits artistes ayant voix au chapitre et la possibilité de gagner de l’argent grâce à leur art. L’année dernière, Spotify a mis la barre très haute, enregistrant le versement annuel le plus élevé à l’industrie musicale de la part d’un seul distributeur. Et pour la toute première fois, le catalogue des artistes indépendants et des artistes signés chez des labels indépendants a représenté environ la moitié de ce que l’ensemble de l’industrie a généré sur Spotify en 2023.

Voici les points forts de notre rapport annuel sur l’économie de la musique.

Paiements record de Spotify

Ces versements ont permis aux ayants droit, agissant au nom des artistes et des compositeurs, d’enregistrer des revenus et une croissance record.  

Plus d’argent à tous les niveaux

Les redevances Spotify contribuent au développement des artistes à tous les niveaux de leur carrière. En effet, les chiffres communiqués ne comptabilisent que les revenus générés par la plateforme. En réalité, les artistes peuvent potentiellement générer 4 fois plus de revenus grâce aux sources d’enregistrement musical en général, auxquels s’ajoutent les revenus des concerts et du merchandising.

Une année record pour les indépendants

En fait, il s’agit du montant le plus élevé jamais généré par les indépendants auprès d’un seul distributeur en un an, ce qui représente une multiplication par 4 depuis 2017.

Les millionnaires inattendus

À l’ère du streaming, les classements ne sont plus assez représentatifs  de tous les artistes qui connaissent le succès. La diversification grandissantes des goûts musicaux des utilisateurs, couplée à une augmentation des redevances a pour résultat un accroissement des revenus pour un panel d’artistes toujours plus varié. 

La croissance de carrière des artistes

Les carrières des artistes ne font pas que commencer sur Spotify, elles grandissent sur Spotify. Nous restons engagés à aider les artistes émergents et professionnels à vivre durablement de leur travail, année après année.

Pour en savoir plus sur nos principaux résultats, ainsi que sur le contexte de l’industrie en général, des rapports supplémentaires et des FAQ, rendez-vous sur Loud & Clear.

The Biggest Takeaways From Spotify’s Annual Music Economics Report

March 19, 2024

At Spotify, we believe that artists deserve clarity when it comes to the economics of music streaming—that’s why we publish data showing our impact on the industry every year. That information lives on Loud & Clear, our resource for artists and industry professionals that breaks down the global streaming economy, the players, and the process.

Today, we unveiled new and updated information and data on Loud & Clear, including figures from 2023 that show further meaningful progress toward a more diverse and level music industry. The big picture? Streaming has continued to create more room for more artists to find success, demonstrating real change across the business.

The latest data shows that the industry is less top-heavy than ever, with more artists having a true seat at the table and the ability to make money from their art. Last year Spotify raised the bar, recording the highest annual payment to the music industry from any single retailer. And for the first year ever, the catalog of DIY artists and artists signed to independent record labels accounted for about half of what the entire industry generated on Spotify in 2023.

Here are the highlights from our annual music economics report.

Spotify’s Record Payouts

These payouts have resulted in record revenues and growth for rights holders on behalf of artists and songwriters.

More Money at Every Level

Spotify royalties are powering artists’ careers at all stages. And these figures only represent revenue generated from Spotify. Artists likely generated 4x this revenue from recorded music sources overall, plus additional revenue from concert tickets and merch.

A Record Year for Indies 

In fact, this is the highest amount indies have ever generated from a single retailer in one year and represents a 4x increase since 2017.

The Unexpected Millionaires

In the streaming era, the charts aren’t big enough to showcase all the artists who are finding success. Fans’ tastes are more diverse, and a bigger royalty pool means more revenue for a wider range of artists.

Artist Career Growth

Careers don’t just begin on Spotify, they grow on Spotify. We remain committed to helping emerging and professional artists make a sustained living off their work year after year.

For more of our top findings, as well as context from the industry at large, additional reports, and FAQs, head to Loud & Clear.

Spotify’s Top 10 Takeaways on the Economics of Music Streaming and 2021 Royalty Data

March 24, 2022

In 2021, Spotify launched Loud & Clear, a resource for artists and industry professionals that breaks down the royalty system, the players, and the process. 

Today, we’re publishing new and updated information and data—and figures from 2021 that show further meaningful progress toward a healthier and more diverse music industry.

Read on for our top ten findings. 


1. We paid music rights holders more money than ever in 2021: $7+ billion, up from $5+ billion in 2020. That’s more than double what we paid out in 2017 ($3.3 billion) and represents a big part of the $30 billion we’ve paid to rights holders since our founding. Even adjusting for inflation, that $7 billion total is the largest sum paid by one retailer to the music industry in one year in history—including any single retailer at the height of the CD or digital download era.

 

 


2. In 2021, recorded streaming revenue alone (across all services) was higher than the entire industry’s revenue from all forms of recorded music for each year from 2009 through 2016. When the music business hit its low point in 2014, it generated $14.2 billion from all parts of the recorded industry (streaming, physical sales, sync, downloads, performance rights). In 2021, recorded streaming revenue alone exceeded $16.9 billion—with Spotify leading the way.

 

 


3. We celebrated a new landmark this year with over 1,000 artists generating $1 million on Spotify alone. But when artists hit new heights, it’s time to launch additional milestones. New to the site in 2021, since so many artists have far surpassed the $1 million level, we’ve added $2 million and $5 million data. In 2021, 450 artists generated more than $2 million on Spotify—an increase of 110% in five years—and 130 artists generated over $5 million—an increase of 160% in the same period.

 

 

4. More artists are hitting milestones across all revenue levels, from $1,000 to $5 million, and the numbers are accelerating fast. The number of artists who achieved each of these milestones has doubled since 2017. And when taking into account earnings from other services and recorded revenue streams, these artists are likely to be generating 4x these amounts from recorded music overall. For the first time this year, a diverse group of more 500,000 artists—across different countries, genres, and career stages—generated $10,000 from Spotify and likely over $40,000 across all recorded revenue sources.

 

 

5. Over the past year, almost all of our music partners have reported record profit and growth for their artists. The three major music labels jointly brought in over $25 billion in revenue last year, with $12.5 billion coming from streaming recorded revenue alone. Spotify payments represent around a third of that streaming total. Major label profits in 2021 exceeded $4 billion—meaning more money to reinvest to grow the industry.

 

 

 

6. Songwriters and producers—through their publishing rights holders—are generating record revenues driven by streaming services. Publishing rights holders earned $3.5 billion from streaming overall in 2020, a sum that is more than publishing revenue from CDs and downloads any year in the 21st century so far, even during the peak of the CD era.

 

 

 

 

7. More artists are sharing in today’s thriving music economy than ever before. In the peak of the CD era, nearly 25% of U.S. album sales were accounted for by the top 50 artists. On Spotify in 2021, only 12% of U.S. streams were of the top 50 artists—meaning that revenue opportunities now reach far beyond the superstars.

 

 

 

 

8. Many artists use distributors like DistroKid, TuneCore, CD Baby, or others to self-release their music on Spotify—and more than ever before, it paid off. Nearly a third (28%) of artists who reached $10,000 in earnings on Spotify released music through an artist distributor in 2021. These 15,150 artists represent a 171% increase since 2017.

 

 

 

 

9. Streaming has lowered the barriers to entry to music and accelerated the path to finding a global fan base—meaning artists can go from first single to first significant paycheck fast. Over 10% of artists (5,300) who generated more than $10,000 on Spotify in 2021 released their first songs ever in the last two years. In 2021, 350 of them generated $100,000 from Spotify alone.

 

 

 

 

10. Streaming revenue is bringing real scale to the music industries of emerging markets, making it increasingly possible to pursue a professional career as an artist in countries around the world. In 2021, Spotify launched in 80+ markets, introducing these artists to new fans in places all over the world. Of the 52,600 artists who generated more than $10,000 on Spotify in 2021, 34% live in countries outside the IFPI’s top ten music markets (Australia, Canada, China, Italy, France, Germany, Japan, South Korea, the U.K., and the U.S.).

 

 

We’re excited to see progress based on these numbers, but there’s plenty more to do. As our CEO, Daniel Ek, shared, “Music matters. To the world and to Spotify. It’s where we started and what continues to inspire us as we build the most valuable platform for artists. We’re nowhere near done.” Read more of Daniel’s letter on Loud & Clear, in addition to resources detailing the diverse voices represented on platform, context from the industry at large, and reports and FAQs.