Down temp artists seem to make a respectable amount of money. Check it out. We like 'The Laziest Men on Mars'.

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Artists are picked by the current popularity of individual songs, not overall listens or downloads. We're trying to reflect what's happening now. In other words, if you recently released music on MP3.com you could get recognized in this column over someone who has amassed a huge amount of listens over the years - even if they haven't released a new song for months.

The Laziest Men on Mars - Electronic
Total Plays Overall: 206,087
Total Payback for Playback: $9,075.62
Total Earnings: Product Sales, Payback for Playback, and Back the Band $9,547.62

Scary Valentine - Electronic
Total Plays Overall: 14,987
Total Payback for Playback: $365.51
Total Earnings: Product Sales, Payback for Playback, and Back the Band $468.43

The Cynic Project - Electronic
Total Plays Overall: 3,476,342
Total Payback for Playback: $106,321.19
Total Earnings: Product Sales, Payback for Playback, and Back the Band $116,396.79

Fallout Shelter no. 028 - Electronic
Total Plays Overall: 117,069
Total Payback for Playback: $3,376.33
Total Earnings: Product Sales, Payback for Playback, and Back the Band $3,834.40

Arabic Breakbeats - Electronic
Total Plays Overall: 35,413
Total Payback for Playback: $1,029.67
Total Earnings: Product Sales, Payback for Playback, and Back the Band $1,201.17

 

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