Skip to content

eMusic Song Payouts Rise

I've often joined the chorus critical of eMusic for a subscription model that leads to far lower per track payouts to artists than the 60-70 cents paid by iTunes, Amazon. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2010/03/emusic-song-payouts-rise.html]

image from gadgetsteria.com

I've often joined the chorus critical of eMusic for a subscription model that leads to far lower per track payouts to artists than the 60-70 cents paid by iTunes, Amazon and others.  But David Farrell of Digital Audio Insider shared some new stats showing that, while still lower, eMusic's per song payments are rising:

  • Q1 2009 30.5 cents
  • Q2 2009 33.4 cents
  • Q3 2009 34.2 cents
  • Q4 2009 39 cents