Spotify pays 165 million to Italian discography

If Italian music conquers abroad, it nevertheless maintains very deep roots in its own market. In 2025, consistent with the picture expressed by the Fimi NiQ Top of the Music charts, 82% of the tracks included in the Daily Top 50 Italia came from Italian artists: this is one of the highest figures in Europe.

'Twenty years ago Spotify was founded at a time when the music industry was in severe contraction. Today, the data tells us, more and more artists are generating significant royalties, more and more countries are exporting their music abroad, more and more languages and cultures are reaching a global audience," comments Adelechiara Nicoletti, head of Artist & label partnerships in Southern and Eastern Europe at Spotify. "The data shows that streaming has not made everyone famous, but it has certainly expanded opportunities compared to the past. We are happy to record the continued growth of the music sector in Italy, and there is important room for further growth.

The relationship between Italian and global data shows a convergence: Italian music grows economically, expands its international audience and is part of a movement of linguistic and cultural openness that characterises global streaming. As was also demonstrated by the latest Half Time Show of the Super Bowl of American football, dominated by the Puerto Rican Bad Bunny who sang in Spanish.