Let me break down every way you can make money creating music right now. 💰
Because most people only know about one or two of these and they are leaving real income on the table every single time they release a track. Here is the full list. Streaming Royalties: Every time your song plays on Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, or any other platform — you get paid. Small per stream but it compounds. The more songs you have out the more streams you collect every single day without doing anything extra. YouTube Ad Revenue: Upload your music to YouTube and once you hit 1000 subscribers and 4000 watch hours you qualify for the YouTube Partner Program. Your videos generate ad revenue every time someone watches. Ambient music channels, lyric video channels, and study music channels make serious passive income this way. YouTube Content ID: Even before you qualify for the Partner Program you can claim your music through Content ID. When anyone else uses your track in their video — YouTube pays you a cut of the ad revenue from their content. Your music works for you even when you are not posting. Facebook Reels Bonus: Facebook pays creators more for Reels than almost any other platform right now. If you are using your original Suno music as the audio on your Reels you are earning on the content AND collecting royalties on the music. Two income streams from one post. BMI and MLC Registration: This is where most people leave the most money. Every time your song plays publicly — on radio, in a business, on a streaming platform — you are owed performance and mechanical royalties. Register your music with BMI or ASCAP and register your recordings with the MLC. Set it up once and collect forever. Beat and Instrumental Sales: If you produce beats or instrumentals you can sell them on BeatStars, Airbit, or your own store. License them non-exclusively and the same beat can sell hundreds of times. AI tools let you produce more beats faster than any traditional workflow. Merch: Your music builds a brand. Your brand can sell products. Print-on-demand platforms like Printful and Printify mean you never touch inventory. Design it with AI. Sell it forever.