The company suggested that “Spotify’s payouts are holding down industry rates” by presenting a table comparing the effecting per-stream rates of Amazon Music, Apple Music, YouTube and Spotify, with the latter at the bottom. “These claims are ridiculous and unfounded,” a Spotify spokesperson responded. “No streaming service pays per stream because that approach would incentivize streaming services to minimize streams. It would mean low engagement, fewer artist connections, and lower overall payouts.” Source: Spotify slams ‘ridiculous and unfounded’ Duetti report