With access to millions of songs in high-quality audio through your computer, on your mobile device, and beyond, Spotify makes it easier than ever for music fans to play and share music legally. All you need to do is create a Spotify account and download the streaming music player.
Go Live Time
It takes about 2-5 business days for content to go live on Spotify.
Spotify Territories
Spotify is currently available in Algeria, Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burundi, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Oman, Palestine, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States*, Uruguay, and Vietnam
Important note about spoken word content: Any content deemed to fall into the "spoken word" genre will not be made available on Spotify in the United States or any U.S. territories, but it can be made available in the rest of the world. Spoken word content includes audiobooks, comedy, poetry, fitness & workout, dialogue, and speech.
How Spotify Sells Your Music
Spotify sells your music via:
| DOWNLOADS | STREAMS |
|---|---|
| No | Yes |
Paid Streams:
Spotify provides on-demand streaming access to your music through an application. Users can choose either a free, ad-funded version or a subscription option for ad-free listening and access to Spotify on their mobile phones.
Important: The displayed play count for a specific track on Spotify is aggregated from identical versions of the same track. In other words, the play count for a track that appears on multiple releases on Spotify may be higher than the streams reported in your Trend and Sales Reports.
Why are there negative Spotify numbers in my downloadable sales reports?
Any negative Spotify numbers in your downloadable sales reports reflect Spotify Discovery Mode commissions.
Spotify's Track Monetization Eligibility Policy
Starting April 1, 2024, Spotify's policy states that in order to receive sound recording revenue, tracks must have reached 1,000 streams across an undisclosed number of unique listeners in the previous 12 months.
Your track will begin generating royalties for all streams in its first eligible month, but not streams in prior months. For example, if a track is streamed 750 times in its first calendar month on Spotify, and 500 times in its second month, that track would generate royalties for all 500 streams in that second month since that is the month it reached the eligibility threshold.
Each month, all tracks that have been streamed at least 1,000 times globally in the previous 12 months will be included in streamshare calculations for royalties. This means tracks can go from eligible to ineligible and back.
This information and more can be found in Spotify's policy details.
Pay Rate (How Much Spotify Pays You)
Paid Downloads:
*Downloads are no longer available on Spotify. However, any gift cards that were previously purchased are still being honored.
Paid Streams:
For songs streamed, Spotify has deals with necessary rights holders in all of its launch countries. Spotify and these rights holders have agreed upon a royalty based on how frequently your music is played. Each stream earns you a share of Spotify's advertising revenue. The actual amount varies and depends on the ratio of advertising revenue and your percentage of the total number of streams on Spotify in a given month.
When a subscriber streams your music, you get paid a proportionate share of Spotify's subscription revenue per month calculated on terms set out in TuneCore's blanket agreement with the store (this usually excludes streams during a subscriber's free trial). Payments will fluctuate each month, depending on the amount of subscription revenue generated and how often your music was streamed.
Some countries have special rules so that even before taxes, tariffs, exchange rates or treaties kick in, some money is deducted by the store to pay fees and royalties dictated by local copyright laws. So from the amount you receive for sales of your music in that country, some amount will be deducted to pay the copyright holders under the local copyright laws. Even if the copyright holder is you, some laws require certain royalties to be paid out in that country. However, no matter what, you will be paid the pay rate, after taxes, exchange rate adjustments, etc.
Also, if your content is played on Spotify Radio, funds will be paid to your TuneCore account.
NOTE: Spotify displays any releases that have 5 songs or less and are under 30 minutes in total length, in the "Singles" section of their store. For more information, please read this article.
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