Tuesday
Sep112012
Sobering Stuff: How Much Does an Artist Make from Streaming?
Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at 9:05AM
Answer: Not much.
If a song is streamed through Apple's iTunes match, the artist earns $0.0033052679771. Spotify, on the other hand, pays a whopping $0.00966947678815 each time.
There's absolutely no doubt in my mind that we're moving towards a streaming and subscription-based world when it comes to accessing music. But with revenues like this, we're going to see a massive, massive change in the way artists, publishers and labels do business.
Read more at The Next Web.
Reader Comments (1)
Oh if only we all paid $20 for CD's again then these artists would make...not much more.