https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2020/01/26/heres-how-many-plays-a-grammy-award-song-would-need-to-earn-minimum-wage/ > The way we buy music has changed a lot over the years, and never more than in the recent days of downloading and streaming. With the Grammy Awards being handed out Jan. 26, we look at how buying trends have changed in recent years. > Today, millions of listeners use streaming services to get music that is advertisement-supported or subscription-based. According to Nielsen research, U.S. listeners spent an average of 32.1 hours per week listening to music from a streaming service in 2018, up about an hour in 2016.