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# SoundExchange digital radio payouts were  up 10.5% in Q4 2021
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/soundexchange-digital-radio-payouts-were-up-9-5-in-q4-2021/
- Published: 2022-01-26T14:06:15.000Z
- Updated: 2022-01-26T16:08:14.000Z
- Description: SoundExchange has released its Q4 2021 Digital Radio Report showing $249.3 million in quarterly payouts, a $23.7 million or 10.5% increase compared to the same quarter in 2020. That’s slightly. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2022/01/soundexchange-digital-radio-payouts-were-up-9-5-
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Business, Music Tech, Radio & Satellite, Songwriting & Music Publishing, Streaming, DIY musicians, music, music industry, musician, musicians, SoundExchange, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 09:48

SoundExchange has released its Q4 2021 Digital Radio Report showing $249.3 million in quarterly payouts, a $23.7 million or 10.5% increase compared to the same quarter in 2020.
  
  
That’s slightly less than the $256.2 million paid out in Q3 2021.

Since its inception through the end of 2021, SoundExchange has paid out $8.9 billion in digital radio royalties.

![](https://www.soundexchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/SX_DRR_VerticalGraphic_Q4-Final-1.jpg)

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