Drake suggests Spotify pays bonuses to high-performing artists

by Richardine Bartee 2nd February 2023, 8:33 PM

This week, Drake broke a new record by becoming the first recording artist to accumulate over 75 billion streams across credits on Spotify. As the true trendsetter he is, the Canadian superstar suggested that the streaming platform starts paying artists bonuses based on their performance.

.@Drake has now surpassed 75 billion streams on Spotify across all credits. He is the first artist in history to hit this milestone.

— chart data (@chartdata) February 1, 2023

“We should get bonuses like athletes to motivate the future artists to be consistent and competitive…” he typed on Instagram.

If you didn’t know, reportedly, Drake earned a total of $52.5 million in 2021 from 21.5 billion streams.

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Written by Richardine Bartee

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