Artist Payouts

[kaaona]

I was wondering how much Spotify pays currently per stream. I've seen things like .006 to .0084 but don't know if that's current for 2015. I'm an artist and wondering if this is the right place to do it.

[kaaona]

Please help!

[dsa_7]

Hi kaaona, welcome to the Community! It's fantastic to hear that you're an artist and want to put your music on Spotify. The figure you have is on the Spotify Artists website, which I would say is your best source for Spotify information for artists. If you're a mathematician (or know someone who is), take a look at: http://www.spotifyartists.com/spotify-explained/#royalties-in-detail - it should break down how Spotify pay artists. Take a look at the rest of the page for more handy information too.

Now you're a part of the Community, take a look around. Once you put your music on Spotify (if you want to open up your music to a kind, loving and awesome community of music lovers), make a post about it in The Green Room, I'd be sure to take a listen. 🙂 You can also suggest ideas for Spotify and talk to other users about non-music related things in the off-topic forum. There's so much to do. 

Thanks for your interest in publishing your music on Spotify, and I hope to hear about your latest release soon! 

[dsa_7]

Sorry I didn't reply sooner! Rest assured there's always a bunch of people roaming the Community forums ready to help. 🙂

[kaaona]

All good! So I'm not a mathematician... Does that mean the pay per stream is .006?

[kaaona]

Sorry for the questions... Just wondering if this is the best option for me.

[dsa_7]

No problem! It's okay to be a little bit curious when it comes to putting your music on streaming services, but Spotify won't be a mistake. It's just sad Taylor Swift can't notice that. It all depends on how much Spotify makes, how many times your tunes are played, and what cut your publishers take. Spotify doesn't exactly pay per listen, it's determined at the end of each month versus platform-wide statistics. I hope I could help. The site is really useful when it comes to these things, so I'd advise taking a read. Good luck 🙂

[kaaona]

Do you know what it is currently or is that only determined at the end of each month? If so what was last months like? And also say there's 120 listens. If it was .006 I would make 72 cents correct? That's just hypothetical.