How do Singer/Songwriters Get Paid?
Someone listening to my newest music, "Come into the Kitchen", on a streaming platform today, sent me a private message asking me how I get paid. If they are only referring to payment via streams, I know you don't want to hear it but 18,000 streams gets you $42 and this means an average of 0.0023333333333333 per stream. I say average because it all depends on how many times a song is listened to and the ad revenue surrounding the song. It also depends on the number of times it has been streamed on a particular platform. Lots of details most people do not pay attention to and just look at the dollar amount.
If you are contemplating putting your music out to the masses and making millions of dollars, I wish you the best of luck. It takes everything aligning to have it happen and garner, "star" status and…