A. "10 cents."
This sobering Q & A comes from the National Association of Record Industry Professionals (NARIP) iTunes Artist-Producer Royalty Calculation sheet.
More: "For major label artists, Apple collects 34 cents and the label keeps 55 cents."
Wow.
Some things never change.
That acronym - "na-RIP" - is perfect.
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Article comments
1 - Eric Olsen
good one Joe, thanks, and some tings don't ever change
2 - SFC SKI
Using the conventional arrangement, how much does the artist make?
Impossible to measure, but if more people will pay for the one good tune an artist produces, rather than forego buying an album of filler and one good tune, is it a gain for the artist?
3 - brad sucks
Pretty understandable considering how much the label invests in promoting and marketing and distributing the artist's music.
For independents like me though, we get 65 cents off of every iTunes song purchase and $6.50, which is not bad at all.
4 - brad sucks
and I MEANT to say $6.50 off each album purchase.
5 - Al Barger
Heck, 10 percent ain't that bad, if the band is actually getting paid. That's about 10 percent more than most acts ever get.
Of course, if you're your own label, and getting the label share too, as Brad apparently does, then you're kicking ass.
6 - Tate
Where do the other 10 cents go? 34 + 55 = 89.
7 - Tate
nevermind, i'm dumb
8 - John
So 10 cents go to an artist, who quickly makes more than I do in a year, while 55 cents goes towards the cost of janitors and technicians at the label who actually need the money. Sounds fair to me.