VIDEO: Megan Thee Stallion Twerking On IG Live As She Shades Spotify Because Of Tory Lanez… Songs will now have to reach 1000 annual streams before the site will pay the artist. If that threshold isn’t reached, any money the artist would have earned will be diverted back into Spotify’s general revenue pool.

Essentially, bigger artists would earn the money created by smaller indie artists. Furthermore, while 200 streams a year doesn’t sound like a lot, MBW explained that the figure is a lofty goal for many small, independent artists. Furthermore, when multiplied across the low-play songs on the platform, Spotify is saving tens of millions dollars a year.

On Saturday (Dec. 23), the rapper hosted an Instagram Live session where she discussed what the near future looks like for her, and much more. There were also a couple of comments which seemed like shots at Nicki Minaj but it can’t be said with guarantee.