How much of Apple Music’s subscription revenue is being paid to rights owners?

A recent article on Digital Music News claims that Apple Music will pay only 58% of streaming royalties back to artists, in contrast to Spotify (who claims to pay 70% of subscription revenue back to rights owners).

HOWEVER…

There’s a big omission in that explanation: the payment of publishing royalties.

The 58% figure stated above pertains only to the portion of subscription revenue Apple Music will pay to the owners of the sound recordings being streamed.

So 58% of Apple Music’s subscription revenue will go to labels and indie artists that own their own recordings. But Apple Music will ALSO be paying other rights holders besides the owners of the sound recordings —  namely publishers/songwriters.

And when you add in the payments to these additional rights holders, Apple Music’s total payouts (when measured as a percentage of subscription revenue) is comparable to services like Spotify.

Click HERE to take a closer look at the four kinds of royalties you can earn from Apple Music, and how you can collect them.

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