master recording
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Jan 24, 2022 neutral
Spotify Routes Roughly 80% of Stream Payouts to Master Recording Rights
“When you stream a song on Spotify, the vast majority of the payout goes to the master recording. So think the label. And when I say vast majority, let's call it 80%. A much smaller portion, 12% on average, goes to the owner of the publishing right, typically t…”
Jan 24, 2022
Artists Typically Receive Only 10% to 15% in Master Royalties
“Yeah, when you sign a distribution deal where a record label fronts you the money, you make the album, they then own the master, your royalty stream, again, independently negotiated, but you only end up with, like, 10%, 15%. Maybe if you're a really big artist…”