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Music Money Calculators

Free, sourced calculators for independent artists. Each one explains the real payout model behind the number, because streaming income runs on pooled streamshare, not a fixed per-stream rate. Treat every figure as an estimate, not a quote.

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Utility tools from the From The Stem editorial desk
Royalties

Streaming Royalty Calculator

Estimate recording royalties across Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, Amazon and YouTube in one place.

Enter streams per platform and an estimated rate band, set your distributor or label cut, and see gross, net and blended per-stream figures. Built on sourced 2026 payout ranges with a manual-rate override.

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Spotify

Spotify Streams to Money Calculator

The quick answer to "what are my Spotify streams worth?" with an honest range.

Enter a stream count for a low, typical and high earnings estimate, adjust for a distributor or label cut, and read a plain reference table from 1,000 to 10 million streams. Explains why there is no fixed per-stream rate.

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How to read these numbers

No streaming service pays a fixed amount per stream. Each month a platform pools a share of its revenue and pays each rightsholder by streamshare, the percentage of total streams they accounted for. The per-stream figures in these tools are reasonable estimates drawn from public reporting, not rates you can lock in. For the full picture, see the four royalty streams and the real economics of streaming payouts, and review our research methodology.

Last updated: . Calculators are updated as payout bands, distribution terms, and platform policies change.