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# Apple eyes paying extra for music in a format Spotify doesn’t offer
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/apple-eyes-paying-extra-for-music-in-a-format-spotify-doesnt-offer/
- Published: 2023-12-12T16:11:00.000Z
- Updated: 2023-12-12T16:11:30.000Z
- Description: Apple Music may soon pay all artists that release music in the Dolby Atmos spatial audio format a higher royalty rate than regular stereo mixes. “Listeners wouldn’t necessarily have to. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2023/12/apple-eyes-paying-extra-for-music-in-a-format-spotify-do
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: DIY Advice & Tips, Indie Music, Major Labels, Music Business, Streaming, Apple, Doby, dolby atmos, music, music industry, Music Tech, musician, musicians, spatial audio, Spotify, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 09:44

Apple Music may soon pay all artists that release music in the Dolby Atmos spatial audio format a higher royalty rate than regular stereo mixes.

“Listeners wouldn’t necessarily have to play the Atmos version of a song for artists to benefit. It only matters that the song is offered in that format,” [sources](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-12-11/apple-dangles-reward-for-musicians-to-use-high-end-audio-format?sref=ExbtjcSG&ref=hypebot.com) told Bloomberg.

![Dolby Atmos logo.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/3a/95/3a957c06-c825-4057-9939-0a274cc16d23/content/images/spcdn-shortpixel-ai/spio/ret_img-q_cdnize/www-hypebot-com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/dolby-atmos-logo-2012.jpg)

While many songs are already released with Atmos and regular mixes, Apple may see reasons to push adoption further, particularly since rival Spotify does not offer its subscribers access to spatial audio.

Tools to mix songs in Atmos are readily available, and Apple supports the format via its AirPods, iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and HomePod devices. Others, including Amazon and Sonos, also offer Atmos-optimized devices.

**Bruce Houghton* is the Founder and Editor of [Hypebot](https://www.hypebot.com/), a Senior Advisor at [Bandsintown](https://www.bandsintown.com/?ref=hypebot.com), President of the[ Skyline Artists Agency](https://skylineonline.com/?ref=hypebot.com), and a [Berklee College Of Music](https://online.berklee.edu/courses/touring-101?ref=hypebot.com) professor.*