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Here’s how much artists earn from Spotify streams. 😮#nzmusic #spotifyforartists #nzpodcast

December 21, 2023 / 00:36

This episode discusses music streaming royalties, focusing on Spotify's payout rates, the comparison with YouTube, and the financial implications for artists.

The hosts talk about Spotify's payout of 0.008 cents per stream, highlighting how many streams are needed to earn a dollar. They mention that it takes approximately 257 streams for an artist to receive this amount.

They also discuss the financial challenges artists face in the streaming era, emphasizing that even top artists like Ed Sheeran may struggle with low payouts.

The conversation touches on the broader implications of streaming royalties for musicians and the industry as a whole.

TLDR

The episode covers low streaming royalties and their impact on artists' earnings.

Episode

0:36

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Spotify it's like 25 million listens or something you get much money from that

00:00:03

bro it's 0.008 cents per Stream So I mean do the math I don't even know what that is I

00:00:09

think it's like 257 streams for [Music] $1 something like that bro yeah wow that's crazy so if if you're Edge

00:00:18

sharing thinking out loud it's fine yeah you're good yeah [ __ ] if you're Ed Shar

00:00:22

you're all good it's you YouTube all right so I think royalty is a bit better

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yeah little pieces of the pie it makes a nice pie yeah um it's it's still chicken

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feed though is it isn't it really from the the song itself to be called the number one hit guy for sure

Episode Highlights

Streaming Revenue Reality
Exploring the shocking payouts artists receive from streaming services.
“0.008 cents per stream?”
@ 00m 04s
December 21, 2023
YouTube vs. Spotify Royalties
Comparing the royalty systems of YouTube and Spotify.
“Royalty is a bit better on YouTube.”
@ 00m 23s
December 21, 2023

Episode Quotes

Do the math!
Here’s how much artists earn from Spotify streams. 😮#nzmusic #spotifyforartists #nzpodcast
That's crazy!
Here’s how much artists earn from Spotify streams. 😮#nzmusic #spotifyforartists #nzpodcast
It's still chicken feed though.
Here’s how much artists earn from Spotify streams. 😮#nzmusic #spotifyforartists #nzpodcast

Key Moments

Streaming payouts00:04
Royalty comparison00:23
Artist struggles00:30