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by commandlinefan 2007 days ago
What IS the revenue agreement? This seems to be the most closely guarded secret in America.
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The services have straightforward agreements to their suppliers, which are typically labels or distributors for most popular music. The complaint about the artist's eventual earnings is often actually a complaint about the artist's deal with their label.
For Bandcamp? They take 15%, or 10% if you're doing well. For streaming services, they split their income proportionally amongst all played tracks. That's about 0.3 cents per play on Spotify recently.