Seven Ways Musicians Make Money Off YouTube
Gangnam style with its billion+ views generated 800k in revenue on youtube
now imagine War Pains 60k views..and its only credited if the video has paid sponsors/ads
Now an artist who has a deal with Apple (Drake) sees no middle man for revenue off views like he would on Youtube.
(Youtube gets a cut first, then the ad sponsor, then the channel/artist gets crumbs)
Apple gives him a big cut off streaming, he also gets a bigger cut off itunes sales compared to artists not signed with Apple.