There are some interesting points in the article's comment thread. >>> Amir Epstein - Money for big hits is in streaming on DSP’s. Spotify pays $7,000 per mill

There are some interesting points in the article's comment thread. >>> Amir Epstein - Money for big hits is in streaming on DSP’s. Spotify pays $7,000 per million streams. That may sound like nothing, but when artists like JB get 100,000,000 streams (that’s a conservative number) that’s $700,000. And then there’s apple itunes, which pays around the same, and google play which pays a little more. And if you are lucky and getting decent numbers on Tidal, it pays $23,000USD per million. Not too shabby >>> Anonymous (response) - That Spotify money you just referenced $7,000 per 1 million streams goes to whoever owns the MASTER. Typically the record company, NOT the songwriters. Do your homework There is a pot of money out there, but you're unlikely to see it unless you're the one writing the record contracts.