by Studio Budgets | Nov 8, 2025 | Royalties
Royalties & Bundles: How “All-in-One” Plans Cut Payouts — and When Clarity Might Arrive When a streaming service adds audiobooks (or other media) to a music plan and calls it a bundle, U.S. mechanical royalties for songwriters can be calculated at a discounted...
by Studio Budgets | Nov 8, 2025 | Creator Finance, Royalties
Taylor Swift’s Fight for Her Masters & What It Means for Creator Rights In the high-stakes intersection of creativity and commerce, few stories illustrate the power dynamics of ownership better than Taylor Swift’s years-long battle over her master recordings....
by Studio Budgets | Nov 7, 2025 | Royalties
Per-Stream Payout Comparisons: Apple Leads, Peloton Surprises In January 2025, new data show that per-stream payouts across digital platforms remain vastly different — and that difference matters to creators. Platforms like Apple Music and non-traditional services...
by Studio Budgets | Nov 5, 2025 | Royalties
All the Ways — and I Mean All – that Creator Make Money from Music Why this matters In an era where streaming dominates and traditional income sources shift, understanding every income stream available and how it works is the difference between scratching by and...
by Studio Budgets | Nov 5, 2025 | Royalties
Drake and Allegations of Fake Billion Streams: What It Means for Streaming Integrity As of early November 2025, the music industry is again wrestling with streaming-fraud allegations, and one of its biggest names—Drake—is cited at the center of a new class-action...
by Studio Budgets | Nov 5, 2025 | Royalties
The State of Artist Royalties in 2025: What Every Music Creator Needs to Know The music industry is generating more revenue than ever, yet the question of who benefits remains front and center for creators. With streaming payouts reaching historic highs, AI disrupting...
