Spotify says it paid out $10B to the music industry in 2024, up from a record $9B in 2023, taking its total to $60B paid out since its 2006 founding (Jem Aswad/Variety)

Jem Aswad / Variety:
Spotify says it paid out $10B to the music industry in 2024, up from a record $9B in 2023, taking its total to $60B paid out since its 2006 founding  —  Spotify paid out $10 billion to the music industry in 2024 — some $1 billion more than last year, the previous record …