RIAA: 1,500 Streams equals ONE ALBUM SALE

[JerseyBoy23]

Let's be clear...



RIAA says 1500 streams equals one album sale, updates gold and platinum certifications | Complete Music Update

Don't forget about "track equivalent album" sales

What are Track Equivalent Albums?

If 10 people buy one single that's counted as a full album sale.

Streams and Singles Sales are basically why Drake added Hotline Bling to Views and Fake Love to More Life.

 

[ORDER_66]

Let's be clear...



RIAA says 1500 streams equals one album sale, updates gold and platinum certifications | Complete Music Update

WHAT?!?!?!

 

[SlimeyLilDude]

streaming checks not shyt.
especially since the label doesnt have to give the artist the full 0.0064 per stream.

they not getting rich from streams and album sales they living off tour money.

I mean just getting rich off making music is already good enough. Rather it's from
Advance money
Tour money
Stream money
Royalty money
Endorsement money
Album sale money
Etc...
As long as you get rich from music you good. Everything else that comes along is a bonus.

 

[The Devil's Advocate]

Let's be clear...



RIAA says 1500 streams equals one album sale, updates gold and platinum certifications | Complete Music Update

nikkas just now hearing this... this has been the rule since Feb 1, 2016

nikkas really thought these dudes was actually selling gold and plat



this shyt even counts youtube hits

 

[SlimeyLilDude]

nikkas just now hearing this... this has been the rule since Feb 1, 2016

nikkas really thought these dudes was actually selling gold and plat



this shyt even counts youtube hits

If streams count as sells then these dudes was actually selling gold and plat especially since their including youtube hits

 

[The Devil's Advocate]

If streams count as sells then these dudes was actually selling gold and plat especially since their including youtube hits

These numbers are fake as hell breh. Streaming sites report their own numbers. Riaa has no way of actually going in to check the computers and see what's real or not. They literally take their word for it

YouTube is fake too. I can give you a list of sites that will let me pay for views.


People out here listening to free music. Same people can stream a song multiple times a day/week/year and it all counts. Meanwhile artists before had to get you come out of 12-18 dollars for every single one of their million in sales.

These plaques ain't worth shyt today

 

[ISO]

These numbers are fake as hell breh. Streaming sites report their own numbers. Riaa has no way of actually going in to check the computers and see what's real or not. They literally take their word for it

YouTube is fake too. I can give you a list of sites that will let me pay for views.


People out here listening to free music. Same people can stream a song multiple times a day/week/year and it all counts. Meanwhile artists before had to get you come out of 12-18 dollars for every single one of their million in sales.

These plaques ain't worth shyt today

Nikka it's a new era if sales were so easy to manipulate we wouldn't see some of the tragic numbers we see today.

You acting like labels didn't buy albums wholesale and hustle bar codes to boost album sales back then.

Lol at these plaques ain't worth shyt, nikka it's 1500 streams a sale a plaque is an accomplishment

 

[filial_piety]

What STREETS?!?

The ones with the iPhone App store


This ain't the 90s or the early 2000s with the african Bootlegger mixtape spot nor the bodegas with the mix cds...

All these online mixtape spots is owned by white boy owned media conglomerates..and the streaming services ain't the streets either...

The "Streets" is an idealistic term that no longer exists in hip hop..

that 10 second history lesson w/ reality check

 

[satam55]

if i listen to a song on youtube or datpiff. is that one stream?

Datpiff, hell no. Youtube, yeah, but only if the shyt is posted under the artists official and verified youtube account.

Don't forget about those "(Artist) - Topic" YouTube channels. Those YouTube channels are generated by YouTube/Google Play Music, so I believe those count.

 

[Artificial Intelligence]

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[KENNY DA COOKER]

If a single device\person streams the song 1500 times does that count as a sale? If the person only listens to the song for 30 seconds does that count?

That's what I've been trying to figure out..

Like does a PARTIAL listen count?!?

This shyt is spooky

 

[CrimsonTider]

What's up with y'all nikkas wanting hip hop to fail so bad? If a nikka listen to a song without paying for the music it will be counted. What's wrong with that? You getting to listen to the sh*t for free but the artist will be getting a check and a plat for it. What's wrong with that? Don't want contribute to that artist then don't click their sh*t. Y'all nikkas dedicate y'all whole lives to listening to and discussing these artists but y'all don't want them to succeed and get rich? nikkas mad cause the industry found a way to monetize nikkas listening to artist's music for free

Its because they hate the artist that benefit from this

These numbers are fake as hell breh. Streaming sites report their own numbers. Riaa has no way of actually going in to check the computers and see what's real or not. They literally take their word for it

YouTube is fake too. I can give you a list of sites that will let me pay for views.


People out here listening to free music. Same people can stream a song multiple times a day/week/year and it all counts. Meanwhile artists before had to get you come out of 12-18 dollars for every single one of their million in sales.

These plaques ain't worth shyt today

What artist are getting plaques currently that are not the most played artist?

If the numbers was fake everyone would be getting plaques and no one would be flopping.

 

[KENNY DA COOKER]

The truth about these sales is Pure Disgust

The only people moving numbers is DRAKE..SWIFT & JESS HILARIOUS

 

[hustlemania]

The truth about these sales is Pure Disgust

The only people moving numbers is DRAKE..SWIFT & JESS HILARIOUS

these cats out here acting like their favorite new rapper putting up numbers..

truth is- majority of the numbers come from free streams(datpiff, youtube, audiomack, etc)..

got folks out here scared to put out physical copies..

 

[mr.africa]