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# SoundExchange Annual Payouts Up 13%
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/soundexchange-annual-payouts-up-13/
- Published: 2020-01-29T13:07:18.000Z
- Updated: 2020-01-29T13:07:28.000Z
- Description: SoundExchange paid artists and labels $908.2 million in 2019. That’s down from $952.8 in 2018 when the digital PRO won a $150 million settlement with Sirius XM. Remove the one-time. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2020/01/soundexchange-annual-payouts-up-13.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Business, Music Tech, Songwriting & Music Publishing, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 09:55

SoundExchange paid artists and labels $908.2 million in 2019\. That’s down from $952.8 in 2018 when the digital PRO won a $150 million settlement with Sirius XM.

Remove the one-time settlement, and SoundExchange’s annual payouts are up 13.1%, from 2018, according to [MBW](https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/soundexchange-paid-out-908m-to-artists-and-labels-in-2019/?ref=hypebot.com) which estimates SoundExchange’s lifetime payouts at about $7 billion.

SoundExchange also released its [2019 year-end song charts](https://www.hypebot.com/soundexchange-shares-year-end-top-tracks-breakout-artists/) based on data from 3200 webcasting services, satellite radio, cable, and satellite TV music services including SiriusXM and Pandora.

#### **Read the full list [here](https://www.hypebot.com/soundexchange-shares-year-end-top-tracks-breakout-artists/).**