The feature, called the Artist fundraising pick, means that artists and music creators associated with the service can add a donation button to their profile page.

"First and foremost, the function means that artists who want to raise money to support themselves, their bands or their staff can do so through their artist profile on Spotify," the service writes on its website.

There is also the opportunity for artists to direct a collection to one of the support initiatives that have already been launched for the music industry.

Last month, voices from artists were raised that Spotify should distribute higher compensation for streaming songs during the ongoing crisis.

Spotify has previously received harsh criticism for its remuneration model for connected artists. Among other things, world star Taylor Swift has called the service an "experiment that does not compensate songwriters and artists in a fair way".