If a rando artist suddenly gets as many streams as Gaga, then Spotify might make that deal with the "random indie artist".

But let's be real - majority of people go to Spotify BECAUSE there is Gaga, Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Adelle, The Weekend, Shawn Mendes, etc... If you take those names out of the pot - Spotify turns into crappier Soundcloud.

These indie artists literally cottail on the big names.