How Streaming Royalties Actually Get Divided
Per-stream rates mislead because streaming pays a pool, not a price: the mechanics of pro-rata payouts, the 1,000-stream threshold and where an artist's money waits in line.
Music: Artists, Releases and Industry
Artists, clubs, festivals, releases, producer culture — the sound itself
Vinyl Pressing Economics: Where the Money Goes
A pressing plant quote is only the start — lacquers, stampers, jackets and freight decide whether a vinyl run makes money, and the 2026 market still carries scars from the great backlog.
How Bedroom Producers Really Reach the Charts
A laptop, a $200 interface and a distributor account: the actual pipeline that carries home-made records onto streaming charts, and what it costs at each step.