article_snippet: The singer has been outspoken about The singer beliefs that the current state of the music industry is making it hard for  artists (Spotify reportedly pays between $.006 and $.0084 per stream) and has endorsed the buying and selling of digital and physical albums rather than streaming.
article_snippet: Spotify CEO Daniel Ek responded in a blog post to the singer/songwriter's decision to deny The singer music to Spotify CEO
article_snippet: Spotify CEO Daniel Ek company was not the enemy, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek said.
article_snippet: Spotify has paid more than two billion dollars to labels, publishers and collecting societies for distribution to songwriters and recording artists,Spotify CEO Daniel Ek wrote.
article_snippet: When I hear stories about artists and songwriters who say they've seen little or no money from streaming and are naturally angry and frustrated, I'm really frustrated too.