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In today’s episode I discuss the controversy surrounding the CEO of Spotify, Daniel Ek’s comment: “you can’t record music once every three to four years and think that’s going to be enough.” I also go into how Spotify’s payment model actually works and if it’s fair or not. -- Quick links: 1:56 - What Daniel Ek said 3:20 - How the music industry reacted to Ek's statement 9:10 - Art creation and new music business release strategy 13:15 - Making a living on Spotify streams and playing the playlisting game 23:35 - Breaking down the Spotify payment system 33:20 - Being successful without playing the Spotify playlisting game -- Connect with Ari’s Take: Website: https://aristake.com Academy: https://aristakeacademy.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aristake_/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArisTake YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/aristake1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aristake/ Connect with Ari Herstand: Website: https://ariherstand.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/ariherstand Twitter: https://twitter.com/ariherstand YouTube: https://youtube.com/ariherstand Facebook: https://facebook.com/ariherstand   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.