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# TuneCore Paid $36 Million To Indie Musicians In First 3 Months Of 2015
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/tunecore-paid-36-million-to-indie-musicians-in-first-3-months-of-2015/
- Published: 2015-04-29T09:48:11.000Z
- Updated: 2015-04-29T09:48:11.000Z
- Description: Earlier this month, Believe Digital acquired flat fee D.I.Y. digital music distributor TuneCore, in a move that reshuffled the indie music distribution deck. Today, Tunecore shared its most recent payouts. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2015/04/tunecore-paid-36-million-to-indie-mu
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: DIY Advice & Tips, Music Tech, Streaming, Albert Ho, Barenaked Ladies, Beijing, Facebook, HBO, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, independent music, Singapore, Spotify, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:28

[![tunecore logo](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d10b48e1970c-150wi "tunecore logo")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d10b48e1970c-popup?ref=hypebot.com)Earlier this month, **Believe Digital acquired** flat fee D.I.Y. digital music distributor **TuneCore**, in a move that reshuffled the indie music distribution deck. Today, Tunecore **shared its most recent payouts to indie artists**.

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[![image from www.hypebot.com](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb0825c6e1970d-150wi "image from www.hypebot.com")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb0825c6e1970d-popup?ref=hypebot.com)TuneCore announced today that it paid $36 million to artists in the first three months of 2015\. That's a a 5% increase versus the same three months last year. The earnings represent income from 2.8 billion downloads and streams.Since 2006, TuneCore Artists have earned over $541 million from over 15.2 billion downloads and streams, according to the company.**International Growth**Growth in international music consumption is helping to drive income for more independent musicians. Emerging markets including Chile, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Poland and Turkey experienced growth, seeing 134%, 70%, 48%, 68% and 180% increases respectively.TuneCore now serves music to 150+ digital music partners; and in Q1 added Play.me (Italy) and Zvooq (Russia and surrounding countries).PublishingArtists using TuneCore Music Publishing Administration have now registers over 300,000 compositions – a 20% increase (Q1 2015 vs. Q1 2014). Recent high-profile placements include: HBO’s hit series Girls, cable series Better Call Saul and the feature film Furious 7.The company produced this infographic to illustrate quarterly growth:

[![image from www.tunecore.com](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb0825c165970d-400wi "image from www.tunecore.com")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb0825c165970d-popup?ref=hypebot.com)

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