Show Me the Money: Wacky Facts About Music Royalties

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Writing a song ain’t easy, but getting paid for the music you create is even tougher. Recording artists depend on hit songs to sell records and generate income, and when they sign a record contract, they usually get a 7 to 10 percent cut of their album’s profits. If they write their own songs, the payout is even larger, because songwriters and producers earn money every time a song is played in public, used on television, or recorded by another artist. For some people, that ends up meaning big bucks….