I think it's well known that artists are not the ones in the music business who profit the most unless they're among the top few. However, it is informative to

I think it's well known that artists are not the ones in the music business who profit the most unless they're among the top few. However, it is informative to see a concrete number. Think of all these lesser known artists and bands: if your song gets 100,000 spins (that's a high number for a lot of them), that just made you 400 bucks. Probably minus taxes. Divided by the number of band members, I suppose.