> The reason artists don't like Spotify is not because they pay poorly, it's because they pay fairly.

This is not true IMHO. You need approximately 4 million plays per month to get the equivalent of Californian minimum wage! [1]

[1] https://mashable.com/2018/01/31/copyright-court-rules-stream...

Edit: You might get might more if you own all the rights yourself but not many artists do.