Spotlight Spotify once had a reputation for underpaying music artists. It hopes to change that perception Cerys Davies Los Angeles Times Mar 15, 2026 Mar 15, 2026 Updated Apr 22, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Back in the early 2010s, the music industry was at a low point.kAm!:C24J H2D C2>A2?E] r@>A24E 5:D4 D2=6D H6C6 @? 2 DE625J 564=:?6] p?5 E96 E96?\?6H 2F5:@ DEC62>:?8 D6CG:46D[ =:<6 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]=2E:>6D]4@>^6?E6CE2:?>6?E\2CED^3FD:?6DD^DE@CJ^a_ae\_a\`_^DA@E:7J\C6A@CED\C64@C5\8C@HE9\:?\=:DE6?6CD\=2E6DE\62C?:?8DQm$A@E:7Jk^2m[ H6C6 E2<:?8 9:ED 7C@> 4C62E@CD 7@C A2J:?8 =@H C@J2=EJ C2E6D]k^AmkAm%@52J[ $A@E:7J 92D 8C@H? :?E@ E96 H@C=5VD >@DE A@AF=2C 2F5:@ DEC62>:?8 DF3D4C:AE:@? 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