Peter Frampton: 55 million streams and I got paid $1700
I’ve heard that artists don’t make much from streaming but I had no idea it was that bad
I’ve read that the thinking of some artists is streaming leads to exposure and popularity which leads to more and better gigs and that’s where the money comes from
But it still seems like they’re getting hosed
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Peter Frampton put those fractions into actual dollars.
“For 55 million streams of, ‘Baby I Love Your Way’, I got $1,700,” he wrote.
“I went to Washington with ASCAP last year to talk to law makers about this.
Their jaws dropped and they asked me to repeat that for them.”..............
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