Scientists at Fuqua and collaborators developed a mathematical model that captures the diversity of artists and users on platforms like Spotify
The way people listen to music has drastically changed in the past few decades. In a recent survey of internet users by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), 78 percent said they listen to music through streaming services.
The rise of platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, and Deezer has fomented a heated debate on how content providers get paid for their work. The question of how to optimally distribute the share of users’ subscription money allocated to the artists on streaming platforms is a problem that caught the eyes of Saša Pekeč, professor of decision sciences at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.
[This article has been reproduced with permission from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business. This piece originally appeared on Duke Fuqua Insights]