"Apple Music Boosts Artist Royalties for Spatial Audio Tracks"

Apple Music will pay artists up to 10% higher royalties for music available in Spatial Audio, starting this month. The change is intended to reward higher quality content and compensate artists for the time and investment they put into mixing in Spatial. The metric for the bonus payout is calculated based on the proportion of Spatial Available to Non-Spatial Available plays, and artists will receive the bonus even if no one actually listens to the spatial version. Apple Music has seen wide adoption of Spatial from hitmakers worldwide, with over 90% of its listeners experiencing music in Spatial Audio. The move is also seen as a way to encourage users to purchase Apple hardware, as Apple devices come with support for Dolby Atmos and Spatial Audio.