• scytale@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I release independently and I earned a whopping $43 for 50k+ streams (so far). Sure, 50k isn’t much compared to mainstream artists, but $43 isn’t much either.

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      1 year ago

      It’s revenue share based on how many streams you get. Big record labels can probably negotiate a better share, but if you sign to one there’s no guarantee you will actually see that extra money.

      Record labels ripping off music artists was incredibly common in the time before streaming, so I imagine it still is today.

    • Ryumast3r@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      That’s about what YouTube creators would get for the same amount of hits, which still doesn’t make it a lot but I think it’s an interesting comparison.