Why doesn’t anyone know anything about how much Spotify actually pays? The answer is that Spotify’s most important contracts with the major labels are completely closed, and sealed by non-disclosure agreements (or NDAs). Which also means that if Spotify reveals anything about those contracts, the deals themselves can be nullified. Which means bands are participating in unfair deals that they can’t even read. Which also means that it’s nearly impossible for major label bands like Radiohead to know what they should be getting paid, or IF they should be getting paid… Via digitalmusicnews.com