Track monetization eligibility

In November 2023, we announced new policies to help protect and strengthen our music royalty ecosystem for emerging and professional artists.

As of April 2024, these policies are in effect for all artists.

Learn more about the new policies

Starting in April 2024, tracks must have reached a threshold of at least 1,000 streams in the previous 12 months to be included in the recorded music royalty pool calculation.

There's also a minimum number of unique listeners required for a track to become eligible to ensure users can’t game the system by streaming the track hundreds of times in order to qualify. We don't share this number publicly to prevent further manipulation by bad actors.

Our goal is to be as transparent as possible about the policy so artists can understand exactly how and when they’ll generate royalties on Spotify.

Watch our “How the Money Flows” explainer video for a refresher on how royalties on Spotify work.

• How much more money will be paid out to emerging and professional artists as a result of the change?

• Where is this money coming from?

• Does Spotify make money from this change?

• Does this change impact publishing royalties?

• How will royalties be calculated under this new policy?

• Can a track go in and out of eligibility?

• How will this policy disincentivize artificial streaming?

• Can a user just stream their own songs 1,000 times to become eligible?

• How will I know if my track is eligible for recorded royalties each month?

• Why didn't my track generate recording royalties even though it has over 1,000 streams in Spotify for Artists?

• As an artist, how can I grow my streams?

• How does Spotify define a “track” for this policy?