Portishead reveals exactly how much money it makes from streaming services · Newswire · The A.V. Club

By Caroline Siede   Twitter@carolinesiede

Apr 17, 2015 3:53 PM

Jay Z’s newly launched Tidal music service has reignited the debate about the economics of music in an era where streaming services like Spotify, iTunes, and YouTube reign supreme. In hopes of adding to that discussion, Portishead’s Geoff Barrow recently took to Twitter to share exactly how much money the band actually earned from its 34 million streams last year. His estimate: After taxes he was left with £1,700, or around $2,511, according to Consequence Of Sound.