Spotify now enables fans to pay artists money direct, via Cash App and PayPal.me partnerships

Spotify just announced some big news for artists – and their bank accounts. The streaming platform has long enabled artists to highlight a piece of music on their profile via the 'Artist's Pick' headline. Now, Spotify has launched a sister version of this feature, 'Artist Fundraising Pick', which allows acts to pin a specific destination on their profile where fan can pay them 'tips'. Artists wishing to use their Fundraising Pick to encourage their fans to pay money to good causes are welcome to do so – either via GoFundMe, or direct to a range of causes supported by Spotify's COVID-19 Music Relief project. However, artists wishing to use their Fundraising Pick to encourage their fans to pay them money, can also do so – via a link to one of two endorsed e-wallet services, PayPal.me and Cash App. The timing of the launch of 'Artist Fundraising Pick' is obviously apt, amid a global pandemic that has wiped away any hope of live touring income for artists, while also hurting physical music sales and licensing revenues.
Tyrese Pope is fundraising through Cash App.