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Jay-Z's Magna Carta Holy Grail album has become not only the most-streamed first-week album of 2013, but of all time, with a record-breaking number of people listening to the rapper's new release online.
The album was streamed 14 million times during its first week of release, easily beating previous record holder Daft Punk, whose Random Access Memories album was streamed 8 million times after its release in May of this year. Previous to Daft Punk, the record was held by Jay-Z's BFF Justin Timberlake with his The 20/20 Experience album. These record breaking albums suggest that 2013 could be the most successful year ever for Spotify, who have recently hit the headlines for the wrong reasons.
Earlier this week, Atoms For Peace stars Thom Yorke and Nigel Godrich hit out at Spotify for the amount of money new artists earned from the streaming service.
"New artists get paid fuck all with this model," said Godrich. "If we don't try and make it fair for new music producers and artists then the art will suffer."
Godrich talks about the fact that the cost of making music compared to the money Spotify pay means that smaller artists and labels 'can't even keep the lights on'.
Listen to Magna Carta Holy Grail in full below
Godrich later added: "These are all the same old industry bods trying to get a stranglehold on the delivery system."
Yorke then posted on Twitter: “New artists you discover on Spotify will not get paid. Meanwhile shareholders will shortly begin rolling in it."
Below: Jay-Z headlines day three of Wireless Festival in London
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