This comes up every few months and this line usually gets people fired up and angry at streaming services:
> Notice one performance of “Ceremonies” or “Distant Lands” streaming radio show like Hearts of Space that brings in 26 cents for the full writer’s share compared to 2,088 performances of “Gypsy Rain” on Spotify that brought in a total of 60 cents.
Spotify "performances" are (probably) going to one or two people each. Radio or live performances go out to hundreds up to many thousands of people.
Now pull your music off Spotify and get a YouTube account so you can turn those impressions into a $2 - $10 CPM
> Notice one performance of “Ceremonies” or “Distant Lands” streaming radio show like Hearts of Space that brings in 26 cents for the full writer’s share compared to 2,088 performances of “Gypsy Rain” on Spotify that brought in a total of 60 cents.
Spotify "performances" are (probably) going to one or two people each. Radio or live performances go out to hundreds up to many thousands of people.
Now pull your music off Spotify and get a YouTube account so you can turn those impressions into a $2 - $10 CPM