Also, how cool is this for artists:
Direct Artist Payouts:
“Up to 10% of your subscription is directed to the artists you listen to the most.
Fan-Centered RoyaltiesComing in 2022
The artists you stream get paid based on your streaming habits”
Your payment only goes towards that with the $20 per month HIFI+, as I read it. I actually just downgraded to the $10 HIFI service. Been using the $20 per month service for at least a couple years, but the new lower tier gives me what I want; I don't need MQA or '3D sound'.
The payouts to artists, which I think is very cool, doesn't seem very clear who would get those direct payments. Seems to infer it may be going to their 'most popular' artists overall.
I listen to a lot of classical, many with dead conductors, and various orchestras. The way I've read it, I'm not even sure those orchestra's, (even if they are still around), would receive any payment.