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# Which Music Streamer Pays Best? It’s Not Spotify [CHART]
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/which-music-streamer-pays-best-its-not-spotify-chart/
- Published: 2018-04-04T13:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2018-04-04T13:30:00.000Z
- Description: Which music streaming service pays musicians and songwriters the most most per stream? As Spotify goes public, Apple Music picks up steam and YouTube prepares to launch a new paid. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2018/04/which-music-streamer-pays-best-its-not-spotify-chart.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: DIY Advice & Tips, Music Business, Streaming, Amazon, Apple, Apple Music, DIY, DIY musicians, Google, indie, music, music industry, Music Tech, musician, musicians, Pandora, Royalties, Spotify, streaming, YouTube, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:05

[![musicians money](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c95dee61970b-200wi "musicians money")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c95dee61970b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)Which music streaming service pays musicians and songwriters the most most per stream? As Spotify goes public, Apple Music picks up steam and YouTube prepares to launch a new paid music service, Statista dug into the latest stats to find out.**Overview:** *While Spotify cut new lower royalty deals with the major labels, other music streamers like Tidal or Apple Music are paying out substantially higher per-stream payments to artists and songwriters.* 

[![Infographic: Music-Streaming: Who Pays Best? | Statista](https://infographic.statista.com/normal/chartoftheday_13407_music_streaming_who_pays_best_n.jpg)](https://www.statista.com/chart/13407/music-streaming%5F-who-pays-best/?ref=hypebot.com "Infographic: Music-Streaming: Who Pays Best? | Statista") You will find more infographics at [Statista](https://www.statista.com/chartoftheday/?ref=hypebot.com)

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