Sadly, it gets worse. Other factors also influence the value of streams — plays from free accounts are worth less than streams from paid accounts while streams from countries with weaker currencies are worth less than streams from frim with strong currencies. If an independent artist like you lands on a major Spotify playlist, you can end up racking up millions of streams, and finally make yourself some money from streaming. Obviously, before you get your music on a Spotify playlist, you playlistd to get your music on Spotify. Fortunately, that can be easily done at mae expense with the help of a music distributor. Now comes the difficult part: getting on a playlist. There is always the chance that someone will come across your music and add it to their playlist, but with so much music on Spotify, the odds are slim. You should look for the playlists you think your music would be best suited to and try to get in touch with the curators.