T-Pain reveals just how many streams musicians need to make $1 T-PainLegendary rapper T-Pain shone a light on just how little musicians make for each play they get on popular music streaming apps. T-Pain has been a famous rapper for almost 20 years, and has become a veteran of both the rap game and the music industry itself. Understanding the ins and outs of the business of music, the \u201cBartender\u201d rapper knows how hard it can be for up-and-coming artists to both make a name for themselves and a profit on the side. In a post on social media, he showed the numbers which highlight the small amount musicians make off fans streaming their songs. T-Pain calls out streaming platforms The rapper went viral on December 28 when he broke down just how making money from creators streaming music works. Read More: xQc explodes in hilarious rant – His tweet included a chart showing off how many streams you need on a song to make a single dollar. YouTube Music was by far the most difficult to make a dollar on, as a musician would need their song to be streamed 1,250 times. Many on social media were shocked to see Napster, the former file-sharing software, coming in as the easiest to make a buck on at just 53 streams. T-Pain went further into detail in a follow up tweet and said, \u201cKeep in mind, most artists don\u2019t even get the whole $1. I\u2019m just letting the up and coming know what the real is. I worked for mine and there are tons of ways around this if you move right.\u201d I see a lot of \u201cwell I guess I\u2019ll use the best one\u201d and not \u201cwe gotta make our own\u201d keep in mind, most artists don\u2019t even get the whole $1. I\u2019m just letting the up and coming know what the real is. I worked for mine and there are tons of ways around this if you move right \u2014 T-Pain (@TPAIN) December 29, 2021 In addition to being a musician, T-Pain has become somewhat of a Twitch personality as well, showing just how dynamic the Auto-Tune rapper truly is.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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