What bands make from selling their music in various ways

Very interesting breakdown of what bands get for streaming, selling through I-Tunes, or directly from their own websites.

http://gizmodo.com/5840580/what-a-band-rea...streaming-sales

If you want to give the bands the most $ - get it direct from them.

That is very interesting, but it is a bit misleading.

That is what a non-label recording artist gets through those various services. If they had a label, all of that money would go to the label, then they would be paid a percentage. My understanding is usually 6-10%.

This is why I can understand why bands continue to prop up music labels. If they already had a following, they would make way more money doing it on their own. I think that's what Radiohead did and they said it was much more profitable.