> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.hypebot.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Spotify Payments To Music Industry Up 85% To $1.8B Last Year - URL: https://www.hypebot.com/spotify-payments-to-music-industry-grew-85-to-18-billion-last-year/ - Published: 2016-05-23T14:30:00.000Z - Updated: 2016-05-23T14:30:00.000Z - Description: 80% revenue growth would be cause for celebration at almost any company. But Spotify isn't just any company. Growth means greater expenses for the music streamer and last year, which. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2016/05/spotify-payments-to-music-industry-grew-85-to-18-billion- - Author: Bruce Houghton - Tags: DIY Advice & Tips, Music Business, Music Tech, Streaming, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:22 [![Spotify$](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb0904f641970d-150wi "Spotify$")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb0904f641970d-popup?ref=hypebot.com)**80% revenue growth** would be cause for celebration at almost any company. But **Spotify** isn't just any company. Growth means greater expenses for the music streamer and last year, which they are calling their **"best year ever,"** Spotify suffered a **$194 million loss** while paying **84% of total revenue to the music industry**.The Highlights • Spotify has revenue of $2.18 billion in 2015 – and 80% jump in income from the previous year • Net losses were a significant $194 million lats year but grew at just 6.7% over 2014 - Advertising revenues was 98% in one year to to $219 million - Subscription revenues grew 78% to $1.95 billion - Total payments to the music industry ("royalty, distribution and other costs") were $1.83 billion in 2015, up 85% from 2014. - 84% of total 2015 income went to either direct payments or the cost of tracking and making those payments. [![Spotify-Logo](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c86168ff970b-300wi "Spotify-Logo")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c86168ff970b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)**Analysis** Here's how Spotify see its future, according to the financial report filed in Luxemborg: "Music has mass market appeal – and, as such, we believe we are just at the beginning of a much larger market opportunity, benefiting from significant first mover advantages… Subscription-only models have not yet proven scale and free user models, while scaling, have not proven a path to profitability. Spotify has the combined power of both."It is true that these financials, first reported by [MBW,](http://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotify-revenues-topped-2bn-last-year-as-losses-hit-194m/?ref=hypebot.com) are generally good news for Spotify. But they are bad news for a music industry hoping to extract higher payments from the music streamer. 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