In today’s episode I discuss the controversy surrounding the CEO of Spotify, Daniel Ek’s comment: “you can’t record music once every three to four years and think that’s going to be enough.”I also go into how Spotify’s payment model actually works and if it’s fair or not.--Quick links:1:56 - What Daniel Ek said3:20 - How the music industry reacted to Ek's statement9:10 - Art creation and new music business release strategy13:15 - Making a living on Spotify streams and playing the playlisting game23:35 - Breaking down the Spotify payment system33:20 - Being successful without playing the Spotify playlisting game--Connect with Ari’s Take:Website: https://aristake.comAcademy: https://aristakeacademy.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/aristake_/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArisTakeYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/aristake1Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aristake/Connect with Ari Herstand:Website: https://ariherstand.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/ariherstandTwitter: https://twitter.com/ariherstandYouTube: https://youtube.com/ariherstandFacebook: https://facebook.com/ariherstand Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.