Grumpy Old Geeks Topics Subscription payments to creators Topic Subscription payments to creators 2 mentions in 1 episode The hosts question how subscription services compensate authors and musicians. Mentions 25: The Breakout Viral Podcast of the Year Sep 15, 2013 22:24 I would love to see what they're, what, how they're paying back authors and publishing companies. 22:54 Spotify for musicians is almost just like promotion now