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A Stream on Apple Music Pays Songwriters And Publishers 33% More Than A Stream On Spotify

All streaming music services are not created equal, at least when its comes to payments. A myriad of advances to major labels, fine print and legal trickery makes it impossible. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2015/08/a-stream-on-apple-music-pays-songwriters-and-publishers-33-more-

1/3All streaming music services are not created equal, at least when its comes to payments. A myriad of advances to major labels, fine print and legal trickery makes it impossible to declare one service more artist friendly than another. But occasionally something emerges that sheds a bit of light.

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image from star.spsk12.netMost streaming music services pay 10.5% of total revenues to U.S. publishers and publishing rights holders.

 

Apple Music pays 13.5%.

Therefore, each stream on Apple Music pays 33% more in publishing royalties than most other streaming music services.

via Chris Robley of CD Baby

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