A Look Into Streaming Revenue - Do Streaming Services Rip Off Artists?

Music streaming services have found themselves back in the news lately, as famous musicians are again bemoaning the music industry (and streaming services in particular), trying to show everyone how predatory the system is, and how it’s impossible for musicians to earn a living in the current digital streaming climate. So how does streaming revenue actually work? How do musicians actually get paid when they release music onto music streaming services? In this episode, Christine takes a look into the revenue stream in digital distribution, and helps to make sense of the complicated money side of the music streaming industry.