Mariah Carey’s Christmas Hit Breaks Magical Boundary (And The Millions Keep Rolling In)

‘All I Want for Christmas’ recently broke the one billion stream mark on Spotify. And while Carey barely earns a fraction of a dollar for each stream, that adds up nicely: Typically, a rate of 0.003 to 0.004 cents per stream applies, which would mean Carey made $3.25 to $4.3 million from Spotify streams only. Or as a music industry source puts it, “Mariah can sit on her ass for the rest of her life, and she will still be making millions.”