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Gross payout to labels per stream by streaming services (cdn.statcdn.com)

submitted 11 months ago by Masimatutu@mander.xyz to c/technology@lemmy.ml

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Source: https://www.statista.com/chart/13407/music-streaming_-who-pays-best/

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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

On average artists on Spotify receive around $0.003 per one stream... In order to make $1, you need about 334 streams.

I knew it was bad, but I didn't realize it was that bad. Anyone know what the best way to buy music is that benefits the artist the most? I know concerts are the most profitable, but I can't easily go to concerts these days because I have young kids.

Also, is this net of label fees, or is the artists share even smaller? I assume labels tend to take about half as mentioned earlier in the article.

[–] Litron3000@feddit.de 8 points 11 months ago

I think the best for the artist is buying physical copies from their own homepage. Probably followed by Bandcamp