Beginning in 2024, Spotify introduced new policies that affect the way content is monetized on their platform. Spotify explains track monetization eligibility in more detail here.
*Note: Monetization refers to a track's ability to earn revenue from streams, while demonetization means the track will not have the ability to earn revenue.
The changes to be aware of:
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Demonetization of "noise content" under 2 minutes in length. These will be subject to removal and/or ineligible for payment.
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A lower monetization rate for "noise content" over 2 minutes in length. These tracks will be paid 80% less than the rate for other content.
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Demonetization of tracks that have not met a threshold of at least 1,000 streams in the previous 12 months.
What is noise Content?
At many streaming platforms, "noise content" is defined as any non-music, non-spoken-word audio. This can include, but isn't limited to; white noise, pink noise, nature sounds, non-voiced ASMR, ambient noise, machine noise, sound effects, and silence recordings. Read more about noise content here.
Understanding Spotify Sales Reports
Due to these policy changes, Spotify sales will be reported to us in a couple different categories, or "earning types." See the table below for a description of each.
Earning Type(how it will appear in your account) |
Description |
Ad-supported &Subscription Streams |
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Unqualified Streams |
OR
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Artificial Streams |
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