Streaming royalties are not what you think

[Fade]

I just saw these articles even though they're a bit old, but it shows what artists are getting paid for their streams on major platforms. I always knew it wasn't much, especially with YouTube but anyway, check it out:

David Crosby promises ‘real numbers’ on streaming royalties

Artist and songwriter David Crosby, of Byrds fame, is the latest creator to call out music-streaming royalties.

musically.com

Pharrell Made Only $2,700 In Songwriter Royalties From 43 Million Plays Of 'Happy' On Pandora

A million streams of a song on Pandora yields just $60 in royalties for an artist.

www.businessinsider.com

 

[OGBama]

This @Fade is depressing but a reality check.

 

[thedreampolice]

I have a song that's big in like Croatia and I get like $18 for 30k plays lmao.

I also just got a w2 for some stock music I made that sold like crazy. $15 total worth.....

 

[Mou]

Would yo look at that! Numbers don't lie! Thaks for posting. Shocked!

 

[ronnie3RP]

I just saw these articles even though they're a bit old, but it shows what artists are getting paid for their streams on major platforms. I always knew it wasn't much, especially with YouTube but anyway, check it out:

Yep, it seems to be true. They don't get too much, I think you're right on that one. I've been trying to make some sound production in the same conditions, but it was too hard. Talking of which, recently I've found a great resource of audio database ( https://traktrain.com/ ), where I could find astonishing collection of awesome hip-hop beats. There are not so many online resources where you can freely listen for music with no words.

 

[C4NTK33P5T1LL]

Fucking Shit It Is Mate I Got Summit Like 6,800 Streams On Spotify I Think It Comes To $58.00 & The Distributor Is Taking 25% Of That
Shhhhhhh Can You Hear That It's My Arse Getting Torn Open From All The Royalty Rape
Fuck It It's Better To Have A Little Bit Of Something Than A Whole Share Of Fuck All

 

[DEEZ BEATZ]

yeah it's definitely pennies on the dollar...i had one song last year that i just made $214.00 and received only 2 weeks ago..so i definitely know it doesn't pay nothing to the major artists