Royalties
How Much Each Distributor Pays For Spotify and Apple Music
All streams are not treated equally.
How much Spotify and Apple Music pay for a stream varies on many factors. There are around 800 different pay rates for each stream on Spotify. Some of the variables include: Country/Territory of the listener
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Income
If Spotify Won’t Pay More, They Should Give Us More Data
I’ll say it. And I’m going to get shit for it.
The comment from the CEO of Spotify, Daniel Ek, “you can’t record music every 3-4 years anymore” got blown way out of proportion. I actually did a full podcast...
Income
Session Musicians’ Money Stolen by the Union Meant to Protect Them
If you’ve ever played on a recording as a hired gun, you are entitled to more than just the check you got for the session.
You are guaranteed (up to) 5% of all the performance royalties that recording ever makes....
Royalties
How To Get All Your Music Royalties: ASCAP, BMI, PRS, SoundExchange, PROs and the Rest
Music royalties and a deep dive into how to get your rightful share. Artists, songwriters, composers - this is everything you need to know about money in music.
Income
How Do Producer and Songwriter Splits Work
A detailed breakdown of how songwriter and producers split up song ownership.
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