I use CD Baby for digital distribution of my music, and may of the services they distribute my stuff to are streaming services. In a nutshell, I get paid fractions of pennies per stream. Here’s a nice screenshot showing how much I made for 2 streams of one of my songs. $0.0008 per stream! So, I made 16% of a cent on this transaction. SWEET!

But, as anybody who has seen Office Space knows, all those fractions of pennies add up over time. Especially if you are a famous rock star. Unfortunately, I’m not a famous rock star.