How Much Do Those Musicians Make (2)

In our ongoing discussion of what musicians actually earn, we turn to this excellent article and graphic from Information is Beautiful. Of particular note, we see how little income an artist realizes from streaming music. In this example, for a musician to earn a monthly minimum wage of only $1160 she has to have her song streamed on Rhapsody 849,817 times per month. For a complete spreadsheet breakdown go to: http://tinyurl.com/y3z7f5u