You release a song. Spotify for Artists starts showing streams almost immediately. Then you check your distributor. No money. Nothing is necessarily wrong. Streaming statistics and royalty accounting run on completely different timelines. Streaming data…
Trying to put PinkPantheress into a single genre is difficult. The simplest description is alternative pop built from UK garage, drum and bass, jungle, R&B and early-2000s dance music. PinkPantheress herself has described her music…
Summer playlists are easy. Big choruses. Dance music. Road trips. Sunshine. Autumn requires something different. As evenings get darker and the temperature drops, acoustic guitars, warm vocals, folk, indie and nostalgic songwriting suddenly make much…
YouTube is expanding its new Stations feature beyond music, bringing 24/7 streams to creators, podcasts and media channels. The feature gives viewers a new way to watch YouTube without having to choose individual videos, instead…
‘easy waaaaay’ arrives from OPCD, the Changdong collective in Dobong-gu known as the home of beatboxer WING. The crew runs its own workshop projects rather than waiting for a label to schedule them, and the…
Spotify for Artists says your song has 100,000 streams. Your distributor’s statement looks different. Has money disappeared? Probably not. You are likely comparing two datasets created for different purposes and at different times. Spotify for…
An artist starts by receiving £40 of royalties personally. Five years later, the same artist has a label, manager, employees and six figures of annual revenue. At some point, the payment structure may need to…
“How much does Spotify pay for one million streams?” It is one of the most common questions in music. It is also incomplete. The more useful question is: How much reaches the artist after everything…
Your distributor balance reaches £20. Should you withdraw it immediately? Maybe. But if each withdrawal has a fixed charge, waiting can dramatically reduce the percentage you lose. The basic maths Imagine a £5 withdrawal fee.…
“Movin’ to the Sun” sits broadly within modern house and dance music, combining contemporary club production with the unmistakable presence of Ultra Naté. The track by HUGEL, Imael Angel and Ultra Naté is currently No.…
