PS. I Want To Shoot Myself In Eyeball

I stole this chart from:  http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/2010/how-much-do-music-artists-earn-online/

This is a chart to show how much music musicians have to sell/stream to make minimum wage.

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HOW MUCH DO MUSIC ARTISTS EARN ONLINE?

APRIL 13, 2010

Recently, the UK government passed The Digital Economy Act which included many, perhaps draconian, measures to combat online music piracy (including withdrawing broadband access for persistent pirates).

Much was proclaimed about how these new laws would protect musicians and artists revenueand livelihoods.

But how much money do musicians really get paid in this new digital marketplace?

Thanks for reading.

Jeremy

I just noticed the whole graph doesn't fit into my borders.  Sorry.  Follow the link above to see the whole thing.

Comments

[Dan Alcantara]

This is absolutely heartbreaking. And it means I've really got to figure out another way to make even a supplemental income out of music...

[Wesley Anderson]

Thank you for posting this. Good luck with all your music endeavors

[John]

Awesome!!! Never liked the entertainment industry...