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It’s obvious that it’s the labels that are the problem. If the artists I listened to in a month got part of my subscription directly they would probably make a
by christkv 3y ago
It’s obvious that it’s the labels that are the problem. If the artists I listened to in a month got part of my subscription directly they would probably make a decent bit. If I listen to 8 artists maybe as much as a buck. Instead I would be surprised if they got any more that a couple of cents each.
- Slow_Hand 3y agoEven if you remove the label from the equation Spotify payouts are nowhere close to being enough to support an artist. 1,000 streams on Spotify nets the artist $2.38 in payouts [0]. For an artist to earn $60,000/year that means that they would have to accumulate roughly 25,000,000 streams on Spotify. And that's assuming that you're a single person with 100% of the publishing and mechanical rights to your record. If you're a band, divide that by the number of band members or songwriters. Less the productions costs, less promotional costs, less expenses for equipment, less your manager's cut, etc. It goes on and on. [0]: https://soundcamps.com/spotify-royalties-calculator/ https://soundcamps.com/spotify-royalties-calculator/