Mysteries, solved? It's the work of a partnership with law and consulting company Manatt, Phelps & Phillips. Anyone can type in a number of streams and see an estimation for the total royalties payout, as well as how that breaks down between the master sound recording payout, mechanical royalties and performance royalties. According to the calculator, 1M streams generates a payout of $4798 from Spotify (split $3,700 for the recording, $591 of mechanicals and $506 of performance royalties), but $8803 from Apple Music ($7,085 / $899 / $819 respectively). "Gone are the days where artists cannot fathom the value of a stream. Knowledge is power, data is paramount, and simple answers and insights are now available for all," said Manatt's Jordan Bromley in a statement. Use it here