The top-grossing song on Spotify is Shape of You, which earned Ed Sheeran $6,566,000.Drake is Spotify’s highest earner, with an estimated haul of $52,546,150.Here’s Spotify’s 2021 “Rich List” – by star, genre, and hit record. Top Dollar calculated the earnings of 100 top-earning (living) Spotify artists and the 100 most-played songs on the service. So, while everyone knows that it’s streambait-or-bust for unknown artists, just how well are the famous ones doing? It’s clear that the Spotify economy looks very different depending on where you’re standing. On the other hand, top stars make millions of dollars per song on the service. Damon from Galaxie 500 takes a more forensic approach: “Spotify… sent songwriting royalties of $1.05 for the 5,960 times our single “Tugboat” was played that quarter-split between the group’s three members, each of us had made 35 cents.”
“I’m not willing to contribute my life’s work to an experiment that I don’t feel fairly compensates the writers, producers, artists, and creators of this music,” says Taylor Swift – whose love-hate relationship with Spotify is well-documented. But like any big star, everybody’s looking to see how Spotify spends its wealth. Meanwhile, "Crime Junkie" landed in third.Spotify might just be the biggest star in 21 st century music. Hit podcast "The Joe Rogan Experience" remains the number one podcast on Spotify around the world, after coming out of its first full year as a Spotify exclusive.Īlex Cooper’s "Call Her Daddy" also became exclusive to Spotify in 2021 and ranked second. It was followed by Dua Lipa’s "Future Nostalgia" ranking second, and Justin Bieber’s "Justice," which took the third spot. Olivia Rodrigo once again stole the spotlight, with her debut album "Sour" becoming the top album of 2021. Lil Nas X’s "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)" ranked second place, while The Kid Laroi’s collaboration with Justin Bieber "Stay" took third. The song, in 2021, quickly topped various charts worldwide and gave Rodrigo her breakthrough. Olivia Rodrigo, winner of the New Artist Of The Year award, poses in the Press Room at the 2021 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on Novemin Los Angeles, California.
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