This chart contains the average payment amounts of online digital music retailers. The numbers here will be updated when new information is available. These number are for UNSIGNED artists, some publication will list higher values but those are usually negotiated rates with online distributors and large record labels.
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Sales
Updated: January 2017
| Service | $ Per Song | $ Per Album | Artist Share (%) |
|---|
| iTunes |
$0.99-$1.29 |
$7.99-$9.99 |
70% |
| Google Play |
$0.99-$1.29 |
$7.49-$10.49 |
70% |
| Amazon |
$0.99-$1.29 |
$7.90-$9.99 |
50%-70% |
| Bandcamp |
Varies |
Varies |
85% |
| eMusic |
$0.50 |
N/A |
40%-60% |
| Windows Store |
$1.29 |
Varies |
Unknown |
| CDBaby |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Streaming
Updated: January 2017
| Service | $ Per Stream |
|---|
| Spotify |
$0.0048 |
| Apple Music |
$0.0061 |
| Google Play |
$0.0065 |
| Youtube Music |
$0.001 |
| Groove Music |
$0.046 |
| Tidal |
Unknown |
| Napster |
Unknown |
Sales
Updated: January 2017
| Service | $ Per Song | $ Per Album | Artist Share (%) |
|---|
| iTunes |
$0.99-$1.29 |
$7.99-$9.99 |
70% |
| Google Play |
$0.99-$1.29 |
$7.49-$10.49 |
70% |
| Amazon |
$0.99-$1.29 |
$7.90-$9.99 |
50%-70% |
| Bandcamp |
Varies |
Varies |
85% |
| eMusic |
$0.50 |
N/A |
40%-60% |
| Windows Store |
$1.29 |
Varies |
Unknown |
| CDBaby |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Streaming
Updated: January 2017
| Service | $ Per Stream |
|---|
| Spotify |
$0.007 |
| Apple Music |
$0.0013 |
| Google Play |
$0.0179 |
| Youtube Music |
$0.0018 |
| Groove Music |
$0.048 |
| Tidal |
$0.043 |
| Napster |
Unknown |
