How Much Do Musicians Really Benefit from Streaming Music Services?

Eileen McNulty · July 26, 2014

Following on from our recent report on music streaming service Spotify, we were wondering about how much musicians actually get from having their songs hosted on streaming music services. This infographic claims to have the answer. Although reading through, it may become obvious that this infographic comes from the streaming service Arena, it still throws up some interesting stats. The fact that a musician’s song has to be played 36,866 times on certain streaming services before they can afford a 24-pack of Ramen really puts into perspective how little artists are credited in the digital economy.

Source: Music Clout

The Author

Eileen McNulty

Eileen McNulty-Holmes is the Head of Content for Data Natives, Europe’s largest data science conference. For the past ten years, they have written, edited and strategised for companies and publications spanning tech, arts and culture. With a core focus in journalism and content, Eileen has also spoken at conferences, organised literary and art events, mentored others in journalism, and had their fiction and essays published in a range of publications. They are passionate about amplifying marginalised voices in their field (particularly those from the LGBTQ community), AI, and dressing like it’s still the ’80s