Jon Hicks

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Jon Hicks
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Gentleman Graphic Designer/Artist who wears many hats. Shoegazer, Birder and over-eater of eggs. Rivers of London is my comfort blanket. Works on Troika music podcast, and The Supernatural Detective’s Field Guide in his spare time. Website: https://hicks.design Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hicksdesign/ Supernatural Detective’s Field Guide: https://supernaturaldetectives.com Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/user/hicksdesign
“In April 2024, Spotify implemented a new scheme: songs with less than 1k streams per year would no longer receive royalties. The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized. Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.”
Music Ally
5.1tn annual music streams... but 120.5m tracks had 10 or fewer
Music-biz number-cruncher Luminate has published its year-end report for 2025, with plenty of stats for the industry to chew over.
“If everyone who streamed All Hell on Spotify had done so using Tidal instead, we would have received an extra £31,847.38, which would double the amount we made from streaming of the album in this time period. Or if everyone used Apple Music it would have been £12,331 more.” Los Campesinos! break down streaming royalties. In other news, Fuck Spotify.
Los Campesinos!
Here’s how much money Los Camp! make from streaming… - Los Campesinos!