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Numbers, models and honest answers about the music economy.
Where Your £9.99 Actually Goes on RAAYDR
A full breakdown of a £9.99 RAAYDR subscription: what comes off the top for VAT, publishing and card fees, and how the rest splits between artists, tastemakers and the platform.
How Much Does Spotify Actually Pay Per Stream? (2026, With Real Numbers)
Spotify pays artists roughly £0.003 per stream. We prove it with a real distributor dashboard: $24.6K earned from 6.92 million streams.
How Many Streams Do You Need to Earn £1,000 a Month From Music?
At Spotify's roughly £0.003 per stream you need about 333,000 streams a month to earn £1,000. Here is the working, and a different way to get there.
What Are the Best Spotify Alternatives for Independent Artists in 2026?
Bandcamp for direct sales, SoundCloud for fan-powered royalties, Apple Music for a higher per-stream rate, RAAYDR for listening-share income.
What Is Attention-Based Streaming Payment? User-Centric Royalties Explained
Attention-based payment divides each listener's subscription among the artists they actually played, in proportion to listening time. Explained.
How Do Music Producers and Songwriters Get Paid? (And How to Know If You're Owed Money)
Producers and songwriters are paid through upfront fees, royalty splits and publishing royalties. Here is where the money leaks, and how to claim it.
What Is RAAYDR? The Attention-Based Music Streaming Platform, Explained
RAAYDR is a music streaming platform where subscriber money flows to artists by each listener's actual listening share, not a global per-stream pool.