Spotify aims to better distribute royalties and prevent uploaders from gaming the system in the new year.
Last month, it came to light that Spotify was planning to introduce measures to curb fraud and increase payouts to working artists. Exactly how these initiatives would work remained vague — until now. The globally dominant streaming platform confirmed the specific terms of three major policy changes set to take effect in 2024, estimating that it could free up $1 billion for authentic content uploaders.
“As Spotify payouts to the music industry continue to grow — over $40 billion and counting — we want to make…