Streaming Royalties: how much do artists make in the U.S.?

This is after the revenue cut of the DSPs

Source: https://www.billboard.com/pro/…s-explained-song-profits/

For comparison, in South Korea, artists are paid around 30% after the DSP cut (19.75% out of 65%).

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Korean Streaming Royalty Share: how much do your faves make?

The Gaon employee made a video about royalty share in Korean streaming platforms.
youtube.com/watch?v=q1pbsERPUFk

- Record label: 48.25%
- Streaming service (Melon, Genie, etc.): 35%
- Songwriters (lyricists/composers): 10.5%
- Performers (singer/session): 6.25% (3.25% for the singer)

Singers also receive a share of the label revenue based on their contract. He states that a 6:4 (label:singer) ratio is common practice.

Considering a 6:4 ratio and deducting the collection fees, this gives the singer a …

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Jan 7th 2022

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In the Billboard video they listed the pay per stream of 4 services:

- Spotify: .55c

- Amazon Music: .50c

- Apple Music: .98c

- Tidal 1.6c

But that's on average. It actually depends on your paid tier. Free pays less than discounted premium that pays less than standard premium.