Do You Need A Record Label To Sell Music? - HighVolMusic How Much Do Record Labels Pay For Songs? About $0.01 is charged to labels larger than 100 labels. If you order 100,000 or more CDs, we charge $5. Approximately $1 is invested in labels that buy fewer than 10,000 CDs in a year. A CD costs $20. Artists receive one fee from record labels, while composers and publishers receive two.