Tunecore still refuses to comment on the ouster and subsequent battles with former CEO and co-founder Jeff Price, but the controversy hasn't stopped company from paying out a record $101.8 million to Tunceore artists last year – a 47% increase over 2011.
More stats provided by Tunecore and how CD Baby compares:
- 78.9 million downloads in 2012, up 25%
- 1.2 billion streams, up 258%
- Since 2006:
- Delivered 1.8 billion music units
downloads & streams - Paid out over $250 million in earnings
- 447,000+
total releases
- Delivered 1.8 billion music units
Competitor CD Baby paid out $50 million to artists in 2012. Since it's inception, they too hit the $250 million since launch milestone last year if digital download sales, on-demand streaming revenue, physical CD sales, and sync licensing royalties are combined.
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