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- Year-long data from the All Hell cycle, shown in Spotify-style graphics
- Totals and per-stream math that caught attention
- Platform-by-platform payout comparison
- What the band’s numbers imply about listener choices
- Monthly tracking and transparency for indie rights owners
- Why this matters to fans and musicians
- Visuals and extra detail offered by the band
- Notable quote and source
Welsh indie outfit Los Campesinos! has laid out their streaming revenue for the first full year of their independently owned album, sparking fresh debate about how much artists actually earn from services like Spotify and Apple Music. The band posted the figures on December 3, the same day platforms unleashed their year-end listening roundups, and the results underscore a familiar industry frustration: streaming pays, but unevenly.
Year-long data from the All Hell cycle, shown in Spotify-style graphics
The figures cover the album All Hell, released in July 2024, and span July 2024 through June 2025. The band created visuals inspired by this year’s Spotify Wrapped to present the numbers, and published a fuller breakdown on their website. Because Los Campesinos! own the rights to this record, the income shown went straight to the band.
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Totals and per-stream math that caught attention
Across the album’s first 12 months, All Hell recorded 9,300,864 streams. That generated £31,940.29, which the band lists as $42,592.44. On average, they report that each play earned roughly 0.34p per stream.
Platform-by-platform payout comparison
The band highlighted how payouts vary widely by service. Most streams came from Spotify, but other platforms paid more per play.
- Spotify: 6,970,117 streams → £20,428.50 (~$27,241.45). Reported rate: 0.29p per stream.
- Apple Music: 1,373,111 streams → £6,496.50 (~$8,663.10). Reported rate: 0.47p per stream.
- TIDAL: 192,958 streams → £1,440.14 (~$1,920.43). Reported rate: 0.75p per stream.
- Other services such as YouTube Music and Amazon Music contributed the remainder.
What the band’s numbers imply about listener choices
Los Campesinos! point out that if Spotify plays had instead come from TIDAL, the band’s revenue would have been far higher. They estimate an additional £31,847.38 (~$42,468.54) would have been earned if every Spotify stream had matched TIDAL’s payout level. The gap illustrates how platform mix affects total income.
Monthly tracking and transparency for indie rights owners
The band’s online breakdown shows month-by-month stream totals and income. That level of transparency was meant to contextualize deductions for distribution and to underline the difference between owning rights and relying on third-party publishers.
Why this matters to fans and musicians
The post arrived alongside widespread social media attention around year-end listening roundups. Los Campesinos! used the moment to remind followers that streaming yields are modest for many artists, and that platform choice can materially affect earnings. The thread has already become a reference for anyone comparing artist payout policies across services.
Visuals and extra detail offered by the band
- Income figures are shown in British pounds in the band’s graphics.
- A more granular table on the band’s site breaks down global rights, distribution splits, and monthly streams.
- The layout intentionally echoes Spotify Wrapped imagery to boost clarity and shareability.
Notable quote and source
In their social post the band stated they wanted to share “cold, hard stats” about streaming royalties. The figures were published publicly to promote transparency and to fuel conversation about fair pay for artists.
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