Spotify pays Australian rightsholders $212.7m in 2025

Australian rightsholders pulled AUD $330 million from Spotify last year, reflecting a 7% bump that tracks with the platform's broader global payout surge past $11 billion.

Spotify's Australian payouts keep climbing

• Spotify funneled AUD $330 million to Australian rightsholders in 2025.
• Over 370 local artists now earn AUD $100K-plus annually from Spotify.
• That earner count doubled compared to 2017 figures.
• Australia ranked as the eleventh-largest recorded music market globally.

Listener engagement numbers paint a healthy picture

• Australian fans streamed local artists 223 million more times year over year.
• Global first-time discovery of Australian artists hit 2.7 billion instances.
• Nearly half of all Australians actively use the platform.
• Spotify calls the Australian user base among its most engaged worldwide.

New partnership targets emerging Australian talent

• Spotify paired with The Push on an AUD $200K multi-year deal.
• The initiative feeds into the existing Turn Up Aus program.
• RADAR and EQUAL programs already support local artist development.
• An in-house editorial team curates playlists like Hot Hits Australia.

Platform flexes beyond just streaming revenue

• Merch sales, ticket discovery, and marketing support all factor in.
• A three-year ARIA Awards presenting partnership launched in 2025.
• Spotify flagged ongoing efforts against AI slop and platform abuse.
• Recorded music revenues in Australia grew 6.1% during 2024.