Songwriters and producers say ' streaming is n't paying the artist . Jason Isbell : Spotify and Pandora do n't ` ` add to my income in any way '' Earlier this year , Pandora came under fire for its payment model after singer Bette Midler had complained about it , saying she 'd gotten $ 114 for more than 4 million plays on the site . The CEO says he 's open to suggestions for better ways to pay artists . They are working on what they call ` ` fair trade ' '' plan .
Songwriters and producers say ' streaming is n't paying the artist . Jason Isbell : Spotify and Pandora do n't ` ` add to my income in any way '' The CEO says he 's open to suggestions for better ways to pay artists . They are working on what they call ` ` fair trade ' '' plan .