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The survey collected responses from 5,039 musicians across 112 countries.<\/p>\n<h2>Income and touring<\/h2>\n<p>Live performance remains the second-largest income source for independent artists, behind <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Streaming_media\">streaming<\/a>. However, 82% of respondents said they cannot currently afford tour expenses, and without label tour support, many are unable to use touring as a revenue and merchandise channel.<\/p>\n<p>The report indicates that music remains a side income for most creators, with many relying on outside earnings. In the U.S., 43% of artists said they considered quitting music in the past year.<\/p>\n<h2>Marketing and mental health<\/h2>\n<p>Without label marketing budgets, promotion falls on artists. Marketing and self-promotion ranked as the second-largest source of stress at 23.5%, behind financial pressure.<\/p>\n<h2>AI in production<\/h2>\n<p>Nearly half of surveyed artists, <strong>47%<\/strong>, said they use <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Artificial_intelligence\">artificial intelligence<\/a> mostly as an assistant for mixing, mastering and vocal tuning.<\/p>\n<h2>Survey scope<\/h2>\n<p>The study covered artist demographics, career experience, income, streaming, music discovery, social media, artificial intelligence, live performance and mental health. The largest respondent markets were the U.S. with 1,180 artists, the U.K. with 1,003 and South Africa with 929.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIndependent artists have unprecedented access to audiences, technology and <a href=\"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/best-diy-music-distribution-software-2026\/\">global distribution<\/a>, but turning that access into a sustainable career remains a major challenge,\u201d said <strong>Matt Parsons<\/strong>, CEO and co-founder of Ditto Music. \u201cThe annual report sheds light on this reality for today\u2019s independent musicians, and how <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Social_media\">social media<\/a>, touring costs and AI are reshaping what it means to build a career.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Ditto Music survey of 5,039 independent artists across 112 countries found 74% earned less than $1,000 from music and 82% could not afford to 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