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Asteroid Ankle

By Sword of a Giant
Single · 2026

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Sword of a Giant·Act of Sight Act of Sight
Act of Sight Sword of a Giant · EP · 2023
Sword of a Giant·Asteroid Ankle Asteroid Ankle
Asteroid Ankle Sword of a Giant · Single · 2026
Rob Banks Beats·Beanstalk Talk Beanstalk Talk
Beanstalk Talk Rob Banks Beats · Single · 2026
Maarius81·Catch .223 Catch .223
Catch .223 Maarius81 · Single · 2026
Frequent Flyer Society·Crystal Cobwebs Crystal Cobwebs
Crystal Cobwebs Frequent Flyer Society · single · 2024
Rajnii·Dear Life Dear Life
Dear Life Rajnii · single · 2024
Nironic·High High
High Nironic · single · 2025
Frequent Flyer Society·Ketchup Ketchup
Ketchup Frequent Flyer Society · Single · 2026
Sword of a Giant·No Milk No Milk
No Milk Sword of a Giant · Single · 2026
Maarius81·Ours Ours
Ours Maarius81 · Single · 2026
Frequent Flyer Society·The Ballad of Bruce the Frog The Ballad of Bruce the Frog
The Ballad of Bruce the Frog Frequent Flyer Society · single · 2024
Rajnii·You Might Remember Me You Might Remember Me
You Might Remember Me Rajnii · EP · 2025
i Worth Knowing

Small, true things about how a record actually earns — where the money goes when you press play or buy the download.

Downloads and streams don’t pay the same

The standard rate for digital downloads (not streams) in the US is 12.4¢ per track

$10 ≈ 5,600 streams of support

That's real streams — someone choosing to press play — and 90% of the $10 goes straight to the artist, no label.

Two royalty paths

Two royalty paths: recording vs. publishing

Streaming is now most of what recorded music earns

If you want to understand the music industry right now, streaming is the whole game.

On UU — straight to the artist90%
A standard label deal20%
The same $10 single — where the money lands depends on the deal.
5,600
streams of support
real, intentional streams from one $10 sale · ~13,000 counting every platform play · our own tracked rate
“A stream” means different things depending on where — and whether anyone chose to hear it.
two royalty paths
60%+
of recorded-music revenue
Streaming is now most of what the industry earns (IFPI).
The whole business runs on fractions of a cent per play.