• celeste
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      https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/lily-allen-feet-pictures-make-more-money-spotify-streams-1235811354/

      Allen’s daily stream count on Spotify as of Oct. 17 was about 851,623. Assuming that number is correct, the Music Streaming Royalty Calculator estimates Spotify would’ve paid a total of $4,077 a day, with $3,239 going to sound recording for the copyright owner; $336 of mechanical royalties going to the publisher, who pays the songwriter; and $503 in performance royalties going to performance rights organizations (ASCAP, BMI, etc.).

      Which of these numbers goes to her? I’m just confused, I think.

        • @Pringles@lemm.ee
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          229 months ago

          That’s pretty well known. They cut shitty deals with the record labels so they can have a large library. The record companies are making massive bank on Spotify, unlike pretty much every other party involved, including Spotify.

        • @egrets@lemmy.world
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          There’s a definite industry problem, but that doesn’t excuse Spotify.

          Apple Music pays artists 50-100% more than Spotify do per play, and Tidal pay triple to quadruple. Even Amazon pay artists more than Spotify; only YouTube is worse.

      • @pivot_root@lemmy.world
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        269 months ago

        An unknown and probably pitiful fraction of $336, by the looks of it.

        $336 of mechanical royalties going to the publisher, who pays the songwriter

          • Executive Chimp
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            59 months ago

            $503 in performance royalties going to performance rights organizations (ASCAP, BMI, etc.).

            Performance rights organisations would pay her for performing. She’s get a fraction of that.

      • dohpaz42
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        129 months ago

        She’d owe a dollar at the end of each day. Which means she would lose money being on Spotify.

    • @Hellinabucket@lemmy.world
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      209 months ago

      The article is missing the content from the quoted article for the 4,000 a day. It pays out 4,000 a day to the studios and publishers, whatever actually % of that she gets is probably less than 10.