What Streaming Services Pay Per Stream
Even to industry insiders, determining what exactly each streaming service pays out per stream can be a confusing and complex process, with each platform having its own unique formula for calculating what an artist actually earns. Here we break down some of the numbers in a more digestible format.
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In this latest post on MusicThinkTank, contributor Steven James provides an infographic detailing how streaming services calculate the pay per stream which artists receive.
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Which YouTube revenue stream are you referring to here?
When are you going to stop reinforcing the same incorrect “payout per stream“ comparisons between on-demand streaming and non-interactive lean-back radio? Pandora pays less because almost all of their plays are not selected by the listener. And what about performance (recording) vs publishing? We’ve seen charts like this dozens of times, and unless it breaks out on-demand separately from radio, and recordings vs publishing, it’s just plain wrong.