What is the cost of a SPOTIFY streaming account?

• What is the cost of a SPOTIFY streaming account? • How many subscribers does SPOTIFY claim to have? • How much $ does SPOTIFY make based on # of subscribers? (cost of subscription x # of subscribers) • How much does SPOTIFY pay artists per stream? • Are SPOTIFY contracts between SPOTIFY & the artist or SPOTIFY & RECORD LABEL? • Is this model FAIR and SUSTAINABLE to the artists? • In any other business, can you name a compensation model similar to SPOTIFY’s? (In other words, can we pay doctors, lawyers, politicians, actors, sports figures, etc the same way that musicians are being paid by SPOTIFY?) • Does SPOTIFY business model devalue music and musicians? Are there competitors that offer streaming services more fairly structured to all parties involved? If so, who are they? • 3 sources minimum. Academic journals preferred; online sources will be very carefully scrutinized. SHMOOP and other “pop” online sites are a BAD IDEA! Use genuine news sources – BBC, NPR, BusinessWeek, AP, REUTERS, WSJ, The Economist, even Rolling Stone. • APA or MLA citation, 1″ margins, 12pt font. • Standards for plagiarism and academic honesty and quality apply! • 3 PAGES OF WORK plus the bibliography. No partial credit.