@jonhicks@mastodon.social sounds like a lot but if you do the math: payout is 0.003-0.005 cents per song. Processing a payment or that size is more expensive then the allocated revenue. Apparently 10% of songs adds up to 95%-99% of playtime. (Didn't open the article but quick browse online) so not a crazy bombshell. Question to me would be what happens to the money they do not pay out