platform artist deal format Retail price

before tax
$
Amazon MP3 with label & publishing Single track download $0.99
company
Bandcamp DIY artist Album download $10.00
Beats DIY artist stream
Deezer DIY artist stream n/a
Deezer with label & publishing stream n/a
company
DIY CD album sold through DIY artist Album CD $12.00
CD
DIYBaby
direct sale of CD album DIY artist Album CD $12.00
Google Play with label & publishing Single track download $1.00
company
Google Play DIY artist stream n/a
Google Play with label & publishing stream n/a
company
iTunes DIY artist Album download $9.99
iTunes with label & publishing Album download $9.99
company
iTunes DIY artist Single track download $0.99
iTunes (also AmazonMP3, with label & publishing Single track download $0.99
Google company
Rdio Play are similar) DIY artist stream n/a
Rdio with label & publishing stream n/a
company
retail album CD (average with record label & with record label & publishing $12.00
royalty deal -CD
new figure) publishing
with label &company company
retail album (average publishing Album CD $12.00
royalty deal -CD
old(high-end
figure) company
retail album with label & publishing Album CD $12.00
royalty deal) CD (low royalty company
retail album with label & publishing Album CD $12.00
deal) company
Rhapsody DIY artist stream n/a
Rhapsody with label & publishing stream n/a
company
Self-distributed download DIY artist Album download $9.99
album
Spotify DIY artist stream n/a
Spotify with label & publishing stream n/a
company
Tidal (formerly WiMP) with record label & stream
publishing
DIY artist company
Tidal (formerly WiMP) stream
US minimum wage: approx.
$1,260
YouTube(40-hour week at Federal DIY artist stream n/a
YouTube with label & publishing stream n/a
company
To earn min wage: label cut distributor + artist+writer
solo
sales /musician
plays per month artist revenue retailer cut
$1,260.00 $
11,364 $0.11088000 58.80% 30% 11.20%
148 $8.50000000 0 15% 85.0%
70,000 $0.01801000 0 40% 60%
94,030 $0.01300000 0 40% 60%
1,044,430 $0.00100000 55% 25% 20%
175 $7.20000000 0 33% 60.0%
105 $12.00000000 0 0 100%
11,398 $0.11054400 58.80% 30% 11.05%
27,553 $0.04573000 0 40% 60%
172,206 $0.00731680 55% 25% 20%
182 $6.93000000 40% 60.0%
1,126 $1.11888000 54% 30% 11.2%
1,586 $0.79433333 0 20% 80.2%
11,364 $0.11088000 58.80% 30% 11.20%
177,465 $0.00692000 0 40% 60%
1,138,006 $0.00110720 55% 25% 20%
818 $1.54 47% 30% 23%
1,615 $0.78000000 23% 18% 7%
1,050 $1.20000000 20% 17% 10%
4,200 $0.30000000 27% 18% 3%
104,132 $0.00110000 0 40% 60%
701,872 $0.01122000 55% 25% 20%
140 $8.99030000 0 0.1000700701 90.0%
192,308 $0.00700000 0 40% 60%
1,093,750 $0.00112800 55% 25% 20%
184,859 $0.00700000 55% 25% 20%
29,577 $0.04300000 0 40% 60%

720,000 $0.00175000 0 80% 20%

4,500,000 $0.00028000 55% 25% 20%
note streaming site value index 2
see 2015 full for working and subscribers (subscribers / no. of
sources.
Manufacturing and production plays to hit minimum
costs aretakes
Retailer included
30%inapprox
label cut for

Streaming provider takes 30% 200,000 2.9

(estimate), distributor
Streaming provider takes
takes 30%10% 16,000,000 170
(estimate), distributor takes 10%
Estimates applied to all streaming 16,000,000 15

Retailer takes 30% approx

Streaming provider takes 30% n/a
(estimate), distributor
Estimates applied to alltakes 10%
streaming n/a
iTunes takes approximately 30%,
distributor (eg ReverbNation,
average of CD Baby, TuneCore,
ReverbNation
Retailer takes 30% approx
Streaming provider takes 30%
(estimate), distributor
Estimates applied to alltakes 10% services across the board. Assumes a band where artists are also songwriters. 17% artists and so
streaming
Sources: Calculations
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/maga
If it's a major label the label
sometimes
If will
it's a major distribute
label the label
sometimes
If will
it's a major distribute
label the label
sometimes will distribute
Streaming provider takes 30% 2,000,000 19
(estimate), distributor
Estimates applied to alltakes 10%
streaming 2,000,000 2.8
average of iTunes via ReverbNation,
CD Baby, TuneCore
Streaming provider takes 30% 60,000,000 312
(estimate), distributor
Estimates applied to alltakes 10%
streaming 60,000,000 55
Estimates applied to all streaming 500000 2.7
Estimates applied to all streaming 500,000 17

YouTube takes 45%, Audiam 25% 1,000,000,000 1389

Estimates applied to all streaming 1,000,000,000 222
 source

a band where artists are also songwriters. 17% artists and songwriters, 46% labels, 21% distributors+retailers,16% is VAT tax. Based on source:
0.7000

http://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2014/07/29/rhapsody-tops-2-million-paid-subscribers-globally/

https://press.spotify.com/uk/information/
https://press.spotify.com/uk/information/
http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/mar/31/jay-z-spotify-music-streaming-relaunch-tidal-support-artist
http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/mar/31/jay-z-spotify-music-streaming-relaunch-tidal-support-artist
rs,16% is VAT tax. Based on source: SNEP / Ernst and Young February 2015 https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150204/07310329906/yes-m
#VALUE!

al-support-artist
al-support-artist
s/20150204/07310329906/yes-major-record-labels-are-keeping-nearly-all-money-they-get-spotify-rather-than-giving-it-to-artists.shtml
han-giving-it-to-artists.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23840744
http://www.theguardian.com/music/shortcuts/2013/jul/15/spotify-musicians-money-thom-yorke
value index 1
(subscribers * price
per stream)

4
208
16

2
22

420
68
4
22

1,750
280
View the visualization:
informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/how-
much-do-music-artists-earn-online-2015-remix
platform artist deal format Retail price
before tax
US minimum wage: approx. $
$1,260 (40-hour week
Self-distributed at Federal
album CD DIY artist Album CD $12.00
Album download via a DIY artist Album download $9.99
distributor
Bandcamp - Album DIY artist Album download $10.00
download
CD Baby - Album CD DIY artist Album CD $12.00
iTunes - Album download via DIY artist Album download $9.99
a distributor
retail album CD (average with record label & with record label & publishing $12.00
royalty deal) publishing
with label &company company
retail album CD (high-end publishing Album CD $12.00
royalty deal) company
iTunes - Album download with label & publishing Album download $9.99
company
iTunes - Single track DIY artist Single track download $0.99
download
retail album CD (average with label & publishing Album CD $12.00
royalty
retail deal -CD
album old(low royalty company
figure) with label & publishing Album CD $12.00
deal) company
Amazon MP3 with label & publishing Single track download $0.99
company
iTunes (also AmazonMP3, with label & publishing Single track download $0.99
Google Play are similar) - company
with label & publishing Single track download $0.99
company
Google Play DIY artist stream n/a
Tidal (formerly WiMP) DIY artist stream
Beats DIY artist stream
Beats with label & publishing stream n/a
company
Deezer DIY artist stream n/a
Rhapsody DIY artist stream n/a
Google Play with label & publishing stream n/a
company
Rdio DIY artist stream n/a
Tidal (formerly WiMP) with record label & stream
publishing
DIY artist company
Spotify stream n/a
Rhapsody with label & publishing stream n/a
company
YouTube DIY artist stream n/a
Deezer with label & publishing stream n/a
company
Spotify with label & publishing stream n/a
company
Rdio with label & publishing stream n/a
company
YouTube with label & publishing stream n/a
company
Apple Music with label & publishing stream n/a
company
To earn min wage: label cut distributor + artist+writer
solo /musician
sales plays per month artist revenue retailer cut
$1,260.00 $
105 $12.00000000 0 0 100%
140 $8.99030000 0 0.1000700701 90.0%
148 $8.50000000 0 15% 85.0%
159 $7.92000000 0 33% 66%
210 $5.99000000 40% 60.0%
457 $2.76 47% 30% 23%
1,050 $1.20000000 20% 17% 10%
548 $2.29770000 47% 30% 23.0%
1,826 $0.69000000 0 30% 70.0%
1,615 $0.78000000 23% 18% 7%
4,200 $0.30000000 27% 18% 3%
5,478 $0.22770000 47% 30% 23.0%
5,478 $0.22770000 47% 30% 23.0%
5,478 $0.22770000 47% 30% 23.0%
70,391 $0.01790 0 40% 60%
29,302 $0.04300000 0 40% 60%
70,000 $0.01800000 0 40% 60%
420,000 $0.00300000 55% 25% 20%
96,923 $0.01300000 0 40% 60%
104,132 $0.01210000 0 40% 60%
172,206 $0.00731680 55% 25% 20%
177,465 $0.00692000 0 40% 60%
180,000 $0.00700000 55% 25% 20%
180,000 $0.00700000 0 40% 60%
663,158 $0.00193600 55% 25% 20%
700,000 $0.00180000 0 80% 20%
1,260,000 $0.00100000 55% 25% 20%
1,117,021 $0.00112800 55% 25% 20%
1,138,006 $0.00110720 55% 25% 20%
4,200,000 $0.00030000 55% 25% 20%
971,323 $0.00129720 55% 25% 20%
note plays 2nd calc streaming site value index 2
see 2015 full for working and (plays needed / subscribers (subscribers / no. of
sources.
Manufacturing and production subscribers) plays to hit minimum
costs are included in label cut for
average of iTunes via ReverbNation,
CD Baby, TuneCore
Source:
http://members.cdbaby.com/cdbab
iTunes takes approximately 30%,
distributor (eg ReverbNation,
Sources: Calculations
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/maga
If it's a major label the label
sometimes
Source: will distribute
http://www.rollingstone.com/musi
average of CD Baby, TuneCore,
ReverbNation
If it's a major label the label
sometimes will
If it's a major distribute
label the label
sometimes
Retailer will30%
takes distribute
approx
Retailer takes 30% approx. Source:
Source:
Retailer takes 30% approx
Streaming provider takes 30% n/a
(estimate), distributor
Estimates applied to alltakes 10%
streaming 2.93% 1,000,000 34
Streaming provider takes 30% 23.33% 300,000 4.3
(estimate), distributor
Beats purchased takes
by Apple, 10%date
close 140.00% 300,000
Streaming provider takes 30% 0.61% 16,000,000 165
(estimate), distributor
Streaming provider takes
takes 30%10% 5.21% 2,000,000 19
(estimate), distributor
Estimates applied to alltakes 10% services across the bo n/a
streaming
Streaming provider takes 30%
(estimate), distributor
Estimates applied to alltakes 10%
streaming 18.00% 1,000,000 5.6
June 2015 update: Spotify 0.24% 75,000,000 417
announced jump from
Estimates applied to all65 million to
streaming 33.16% 2,000,000 3.0
YouTube takes 45%, Audiam 25% 0.07% 1,000,000,000 1429
Estimates applied to all streaming 7.88% 16,000,000 13
June 2015 update: Spotify announced 1.49% 75,000,000 67
Estimates applied to all streaming services across the board. Assumes a band where artists are also songwriters. 17% artists and so
Estimates applied to all streaming 0.42% 1,000,000,000 238
Latest reports suggest Apple Music 6.48% 15,000,000 15
will pay upwards of 71.5% of
 source Notes

0.7000

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tech/news/a671399/jay-zs-tidal-goes-platinum-with-1-million-subscribers.html#~ppS5r6x0kx3CoH
http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/mar/31/jay-z-spotify-music-streaming-relaunch-ti
Updated from 500,000 to 1,000,000 based on news 1 Oct
http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/01/12/apples-beats-music-rival-spotify-hits-15-million-paid-subscribers
http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/01/12/apples-beats-music-rival-spotify-hits-15-million-paid-subscribers

http://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2014/07/29/rhapsody-tops-2-million-paid-subscribers-globally/

1 million users in Oct 2015, comparehttp://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tech/news/a671399/ja

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tech/news/a671399/jay-zs-tidal-goes-platinum-with-1-million-subscribers.html#~ppS5r6x0kx3CoH
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jun/10/spotify-apple-music-75m-active-users

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jun/10/spotify-apple-music-75m-active-users
re also songwriters. 17% artists and songwriters, 46% labels, 21% distributors+retailers,16% is VAT tax. Based on source: SNEP / Ernst and You
compared to 11 million in streaming-royalties-back-to-indie-
August
http://bgr.com/2015/09/22/apple-music-subscribers-15-million/ artists
 #VALUE!

to 1,000,000 based on news 1 Oct

id-subscribers

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/mar/31/jay-z-spotify-music-streaming-relaunch-tidal-support-artist

ed on source: SNEP / Ernst and Young February 2015 https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150204/07310329906/yes-major-record-labels-are-

nology/2015/apr/01/apple-itunes- does-the-apple-music-launch- e-to-announce-new-music-services-
subscribers-streaming-music mean-for-music-fans 1433183201
29906/yes-major-record-labels-are-keeping-nearly-all-money-they-get-spotify-rather-than-giving-it-to-artists.shtml
more-to-music-biz-than-spotify-
eventually/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23840744
http://www.theguardian.com/music/shortcuts/2013/jul/15/spotify-musicians-money-thom-yorke
value index 1
(subscribers * price
per stream)

43
5

208
24

7
525
4
1,800
16
85

300
 artist type format Retail price Retailer
US minimum wage: approx. before tax content
$1,260 (40-hour
Manufacturing andweek at $ provider
% /
production
self-pressed CDare
costs included DIY artist
album Album CD $12.00 0
CD Baby DIY artist Album CD $12.00 33%
retail album CD (average with record label & with record label & $12.00 30%
royalty deal -CD
new figure) publishing
with recordcompany publishing
with recordcompany
retail album (average label & label & $12.00
royalty deal- old figure) publishing
recordcompany publishing
CD company
retail album CD (high with label & Album $12.00 -
end royalty publishing company
retail albumdeal)
CD (low end with record label & Album CD $12.00 -
royalty publishing
with recordcompany
Amazondeal) label & Single track download $0.99 30.00%
publishing
with recordcompany
Google Play label & Single track download $1.00 30%
publishing
with recordcompany
Xbox Music via Tunecore label & Single track download - -
publishing
with recordcompany
iTunes label & Single track download $0.99 30.00%
publishing company
iTunes DIY artist [average of CD Single track download $0.99 30%
Baby, TuneCore,
iTunes via CD Baby DIY artist Single track download $0.99 30%
iTunes via TuneCore DIY artist Single track download $0.99 30%
iTunes via ReverbNation DIY artist Single track download $0.99 -
iTunes with record label & Album download $9.99 30%
publishing company
DIY artist via independent, average of Album download $9.99
independent distributor iTunes via ReverbNation,
iTunes via ReverbNation DIY artist Album download $9.99 -
CD Baby DIY artist Album download $9.99 9.00%
TuneCore DIY artist Album download $9.99 0.00%
Bandcamp DIY artist Album download $10.00 15.00%
iTunes Radio via with record label & Non-interactive stream n/a -
SoundExchange publishing
with recordcompany
Pandora via label & Non-interactive stream n/a -
SoundExchange publishing
with recordcompany
Sirius XM label & Non-interactive stream n/a -
publishing
with recordcompany
Last fm label & Non-interactive stream n/a -
publishing
DIY artist company
CD Baby on-demand stream n/a 9.00%
Rhapsody (older data) DIY artist on-demand stream n/a -
Rhapsody (older data) with record label & on-demand stream n/a -
publishing
DIY artist company
Rhapsody on-demand stream n/a -
Rhapsody with record label & on-demand stream n/a -
publishing
with recordcompany
Spotify label & on-demand stream n/a -
publishing
DIY artist company
Spotify on-demand stream n/a
YouTube with record label & on-demand stream n/a
publishing company
YOUTUBE (based on ad on-demand stream ad revenue, % to
revenue) pre-roll YouTube
YouTube via Audiam with record label & on-demand stream: Ad $6.33 45.00%
publishing
DIY artist company Clicks
Rdio n/a
Rdio with record label & n/a
publishing
DIY artist company
Deezer n/a
Deezer with record label & n/a
publishing
DIY artist company
Google Play - stream n/a
Google Play - stream with record label & n/a
publishing
DIY artist company
Amazon Cloud n/a
Amazon Cloud with record label & n/a
publishing
DIY artist company
Tidal (formerly WiMP) n/a
Tidal (formerly WiMP) with record label & n/a
publishing
DIY artist company
Beats n/a
Beats with record label & n/a
publishing company
 Label Artist Publisher Songwriter
revenue label cut label artist cut artist publisher cut what they songwriter cut
(what
$ they % revenue
$ % revenue
$ get
$ per
- 0 0$ 100% $12.00 n/a
$4.00 - - 66% $7.92 n/a
47% 23% $2.76000
$0.78
- - - $1.20 0.0046
- - - $0.36 0.0046
$0.30 58.8% $0.58 11.2% $0.11 publishing money 0.0046
in US is fixed at
$0.30 53.09% $0.53 11.05% $0.11 0.0046
- - - $0.11 0.0046
$0.30 47% $0.47 23.00% $0.23 0.0046
70% $0.69
$0.29 - - 100% $0.99 n/a
$0.29 - - $0.69 0.0046
- - - $0.70 0.0046
$3.00 - - 23% $2.30 0.0046
60% $5.99
- - - $7.00 0.0046
$0.90 - - $9.99 n/a
$0.00 - - $9.98 0.0046
$1.50 - - $8.50 n/a
- - $0.07 $0.07 0.0046
- - $0.06 $0.05 0.0046
- - - 0.288 0.0046
- - - 0.00008 0.0046
0.001 - - $0.01 n/a
- - - $0.01 0.0011
- - - 0.001 0.0011
- - - $0.01 0.0011
- - - 0.002 0.0011
- - 0.006 0.001 $0.00065
0.007
0.002
YouTube's Audiam Audiam's Artists'
revenue per cut revenue revenue
$2.85 25% $1.58 1.899
0.007
0.001
0.013
0.001
0.018
0.0073
0.0001
0.00002
0.043
0.007
0.018
0.003
 checksum To earn min wage: SQRT To earn min wage:
what they solo
sales musician
/ plays per month solo
sales musician
/ plays perwho
month
get
$ per $1,260.00 $1,260.00
n/a 105 10 105
n/a 159 13 159
457
1,615 40
0.0046 1,050 32 1,046
0.0046 3,500 59 3,456
0.0046 100% 5,478 74 11,000
0.0046 11,398 107 10,948
0.0046 11,489 107 10,948
0.0046 5,478 74 5,425
1,818 43
n/a 1,286 36 1,286
0.0046 1,833 43 1,806
0.0046 1,850 43 1,788
0.0046 548 23 548
210 14
0.0046 185 14 180
n/a 126 11 126
0.0046 131 11 126
n/a 148 12 148
0.0046 18,000 134 16,901
0.0046 25,200 159 23,098
0.0046 4,375 66 4,307
0.0046 15,750,000 3,969 272,138
n/a 126,000 355 138,462
0.0011 138,462 372 123,360
0.0011 865,385 930 490,272
0.0011 104,132 323 95,353
0.0011 630,000 794 404,624
$0.00065 1,117,021 1,057 708,661
180,000 424
102,857
YouTube views per month YouTube views per month
663,507 815 663,507
177,465
1,138,006
94,030
1,044,430
70,391
172,206
10,500,000
65,625,000
29,302
180,000
70,000
420,000
Record Label Artist Record Label ROYALTIES recording songwriting
performance artist label $ paid per $ paid per $ paid per
royalty cut
% of retail price performance
% of performance
% of play/stream for play/stream
$, paid by content $, paid by content play/stream for
$, paid by content
- performance
100% performance
- provider
n/a provider
n/a provider
n/a
- - - n/a n/a n/a

- 10% << of n/a n/a 0.0091

performance
- 3% << of n/a n/a 0.0091
performance
70% 16% - n/a n/a 0.0091
69% 16% - $0.70 $0.69 0.0091
- 16% - $0.70 $0.69 0.0091
70% 16% - n/a n/a 0.0091

70.00% 100% - n/a n/a n/a

- 100% n/a $0.693 $0.6839 0.0091
- 100% n/a $0.70 $0.6909 0.0091
47% 23% - n/a n/a 0.0091

- 100% n/a $7.00 $6.9909 0.0091

91% 100% - n/a n/a n/a
- 100% n/a $9.99 $9.98 0.0091
85.00% 100% - n/a n/a n/a
- 48% 50% 0.140 ###
- 0.0091
88% 48% 50% 0.130 - 0.0091
n/a 16.00% - $1.81 $1.80 0.0091
n/a 16.00% - 0.0096 0.0005 0.0091
- 91% - 0.010 - n/a
n/a 100% - 0.011 $0.00910 $0.002228
n/a 16.00% - 0.011 $0.00910 $0.002228
n/a 100% - 0.014 $0.01210 $0.002228
n/a 16.00% - 0.013 $0.01122 $0.002228
n/a 16.00% - - $0.00720 $0.0013
91.00% $0.00720
100.00% $0.00175
% ad revenue % ad revenue
for artist
30% for audiam
25.00%
100.00% $0.00710
16.00% $0.00692
100.00% $0.01340
16.00% $0.00754
100.00% $0.01790
16.00% $0.04573
100.00% $0.00012
16.00% $0.00012
100.00% $0.04260
16.00% $0.04260
100.00% $0.01801
16.00% $0.01801
SALES
solo - sales needed solo - sales/plays band – sales/plays band – sales/plays monthly yearly
to make $100 needed to earn
$15,121.43 needed per month needed
4 members per year to
4 members subscriptio
$ $subscriptio
8 1,260 420 5,040 - -
13 1,909 636 7,636 - -

83 12,601 4,200 50,400 - -

278 42,004 14,000 168,000 - -
909 137,468 21,912 262,944 - -
905 136,791 45,592 547,104 - -
905 136,791 45,956 551,472 - -
439 66,409 21,912 262,944 - -

101 15,274 5,144 61,728 - -

144 21,820 7,332 87,984 - -
143 21,602 7,400 88,800 - -
44 6,581 2,193 26,322 - -

14 2,160 740 8,880 - -

10 1,514 504 6,048 - -
10 1,515 524 6,288 - -
12 1,779 593 7,115 - -
1,429 216,020 72,000 864,000 - -
2,000 302,429 100,800 1,209,600 $3.99 $47.88
347 52,505 17,500 210,000 $14.49 -
1,250,000 189,017,857 63,000,000 756,000,000 $3.00 $36
10,000 1,512,143 504,000 6,048,000 - -
10,989 1,661,695 553,846 6,646,154 $9.99 $109.99
68,681 10,385,597 3,461,538 41,538,462 $9.99 $109.99
8,264 1,249,705 416,529 4,998,347 $9.99 $109.99
50,000 7,560,714 2,520,000 30,240,000 $9.99 $109.99
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here) minus $4 which goes to CD Baby
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23840744
Every contract is different, but the average high-end royalty deal with a record company will pay
musicians
Every $1 for
contract is every $10but
different, retail
thealbum sale.
average high-end royalty deal with a record company will pay
musicians $1 for every $10 retail album sale.
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anecdotal evidence suggests both iTunes & Amazon use a 30/70 split. Assuming label/artist split of
84/16% based
70/30 split. on Rolling
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fee to TuneCore
anecdotal for Single
evidence Distribution.
suggests both iTunes & Amazon use a 30/70 split. Assuming label/artist split of
84/16% based on Rolling Stones industry estimate (2011)
anecdotal evidence suggests both iTunes & Amazon use a 30/70 split. Calc factors in one-off cost of using
CD Baby
$9.99 to sell
annual feea to
single ($12.95)
TuneCore for Single Distribution
Tracks are usually sold for $.99. With an essentials package costing $34.95 p/year
anecdotal evidence suggests both iTunes & Amazon use a 30/70 split

Full length releases are sold for $9.99. With an essentials package costing $34.95 p/year

$49.99 annual fee to TuneCore for Album distribution

Bandcamp: 'For digital albums of seven tracks or more, most artists will maximize their earnings by
charging $7 USD.
Apple iTunes radiofans payterms
offers more than thecents
of 0.14 minimum a whopping
per listen; plus 19 40% of the
percent time, driving
of associated ad up the average
revenue (not
included)
5% royalties to SoundExchange & 95% to record label/artist; 2013 Pandora pays $0.13 per stream.
Pays royalties in relation to subscription fees (In effect consumer pays royalties directly). Jan 2013 rate
for royalty= fee
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a per minimaor $1.81 for
amount a 14.49
of US monthly
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for each Assumingtolabel/artist
complete playback an end usersplit of 84/16%
on the Last.fm
subscription radio service. Assuming this is performance royalties only because mechanical royalties
Pay per stream is based on case-study by Levi Weaver (2013)
Pay per stream is based on case-study by Levi Weaver (2013). Assuming label/artist split of 84/16%
based on Rolling
Data provided byStones industry
indie artist estimate (2011)
anonymously via Music Streaming Index.
Data provided by indie label anonymously to Trichordist Assuming label/artist split of 84/16% based on
Rolling
Spotify Stones industry estimate
$0.006-$0.0084 (2011)
per play to rights holder. Mean used. NY Times quotes 0.5-0.7 cents. Assuming
label/artist
Spotify $0.006-$0.0081 per play toon
split of 84/16% based Rolling
rights Stones
holder. industry
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CDBaby fee(2011)
of 9% per stream - so 91% to
artist.
Data provided to Trichordist anonymously by indie label

rates for the most lucrative, “pre-roll” video ads that appear right before the featured video = $6.33 as of
March 2013. by indie artist anonymously via Music Streaming Index.
Data provided
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split
Data of 84/16%bybased
provided indie on Rolling
artist Stones industry
anonymously estimate
via Music (2011)
Streaming Index.
Data provided to Trichordist anonymously by indie label. Subscription funded. Assuming label/artist
split
Data of 84/16%bybased
provided indie on Rolling
artist Stones industry
anonymously estimate
via Music (2011)
Streaming Index.
Data provided to Trichordist anonymously by indie label. Subscription funded. Assuming label/artist
split
Data of 84/16%tobased
provided on Rolling
Trichordist Stones industry
anonymously estimate
by indie (2011)
label. Subscription funded
Data provided to Trichordist anonymously by indie label. Subscription funded. Assuming label/artist
split
Data of 84/16%bybased
provided indie on Rolling
artist Stones industry
anonymously estimate
via Music (2011)
Streaming Index.
Data provided by indie artist anonymously via Music Streaming Index. Assuming label/artist split of
84/16% basedby
Data provided onindie
Rolling Stones
artist industry estimate
anonymously via Music(2011)
Streaming Index.
Data provided by independent artist to Digital Audio Insider
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