Rdio’s Artist Compensation Plan

So Rdio is in a heated competition with Spotify to take the reign as the top streaming service around. In order to gain some traction, Rdio has announced it’s artist compensation program. Basically, Rdio gives the artist $10 for each paying subscriber they bring to the music service. The biggest benefit is that this money goes straight to the artist, meaning the label doesn’t get a cut (for now). While this isn’t great compensation for referrals, it’s still better than Spotify’s offer of, well, nothing. -Allindstrom.com