Do I earn more from premium user?

[dirrtpunkk]

I just released my music here and im a bit confused,

Do i realy earn more if premium useres are streaming my music?

Also, does the country realy mattter and is $0,004 per stream up to date?

Regards,

dirttpunkk

[seppeclaes]

No, you won't earn more when premium users stream your music, I think it's the same amount. Signed artists will receive $0,0044 per stream, for unsigned artists this is $0,0038. I don't think the country matters.

Kind regards.

[peterbeau]

That's interesting, I didn't know that!
What do you mean by "signed" and "unsigned"?
Signed to a major or signed to an independent label?

How does Spotify know who is signed and who is unsigned?
If I release all my music through some small independent label and they upload it via a third party service to Spotify, would this be considered as a "signed artist"?

thanks!

[seppeclaes]

You're signed when you have a contract with a record label. I don't think it matters how big the label is. They will take care of your royalties etc.

The numbers I gave you are just averages, don't expect this exact amount. I think this amount depends on so many different things.

For example, if you're not signed by a label, you can use an aggregator to collect royalties for you and they will claim a small percentage of your earnings.

In this article, Spotify talks about aggregators.

 https://artists.spotify.com/faq/music#how-do-i-get-my-music-on-spotify

I hope this helps you out.