Impact of User-Centric Payment on Income from Music Streaming
In principle, revenues from music streaming could be distributed according to different models. Instead of the current pro-rata model, for example, on the basis of the actual listening time, the usage situation (active or passive) or a user-based distribution.
The impact of User-Centric Payment on music streaming income
In principle, music streaming revenues could be allocated based on different models. Instead of the current Pro-Rata model, for example, the allocation could be based on actual listening time, the consumption context (active or passive), and/or a user-centric distribution model.
Our study illustrates the financial consequences of a user-centric payment system. Its impact would be significant overall, but for individual artists and songwriters as well.
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Simulate the Impact of UCPS on an artist's income
You can use the sliders to change the values and get a feel for how the three decisive factors impact an artist's income.
Unfortunately, these values usually aren’t accessible to individual artists. While our impact simulator can help you become more familiar with the relationship between the factors and individual income change, it does not provide a complete picture of their impact on an artist's income.
The actual financial impact for artists on specific streaming services can only be calculated accurately if the streaming data is provided transparently by the services.
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+175.2%
in the User-Centric Streaming Model
- User ReachMy Relative User Reach Index is 100.
- User CommitmentMy listeners stream me, among other artists, 4% of the time.
- Subscription Fee IndexMy Average User Spend Index is 100.