Best (worst!) of all, the Big Three have "most favored nation" status, which means that every other label - the indies that rep the 30% of music not controlled by the Big Three - have to eat shit and take the ultra-low per-stream rate. Only those indies don't get billions in stock, they don't get monthly minimum guarantees, and they have to pay for promo, advertising, and inclusion on hot playlists.
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