Is Amazon Music joining Spotify in establishing a 1,000-stream minimum before tracks can generate recording royalties? The question is front of mind – even if a concrete answer isn’t readily available – following the announcement of an “artist-centric” Universal Music deal. Amazon Music and UMG revealed that bolstered deal on Monday, pointing to a variety of components, the most interesting being the planned joint “advancement of artist-centric principles.” Source: Is Amazon Music Plotting a 1,000-Stream Minimum for Royalties?