Most artists, especially those with any level of sustainable success, earns revenue from:
1. Recorded Music
- A) Streaming, CDs, Vinyl
- B) Features/Appearances: artists sing/rap on other artists’ songs for a portion of the royalties
- Live Shows/ Touring: performing songs live, in person in front of a physical audience
- Publishing: written songs and melodies for artists; music for producers
- Merchandise: the selling of branded, signed, or exclusive items owned and/or created by the artist
- Endorsements: attaching a name, image, likeness, or brand to another party’s products or services
- Ventures: investing either their own money, name, image or likeness or brand to products or services from companies in exchange for equity or at least participation in resulting revenue.