Yes — for ordinary streaming and music-store revenue, DistroKid says it passes 100% of the earnings allocated to artists, minus banking fees and applicable taxes. That’s a strong offer. But artists need to understand exactly…
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For normal streaming and music-store earnings, DistroKid says it does not take a percentage. If Spotify allocates $100 to your recordings, DistroKid’s stated model is to pass through that $100, minus banking fees and applicable…
Record labels and music publishers perform different jobs. A label may control the master recording while the artist retains their songwriting rights. That means a label receiving streaming money does not automatically mean the songwriter’s…
The famous orchestral sound in The Verve’s “Bitter Sweet Symphony” ultimately comes from a recording connected to The Rolling Stones’ “The Last Time”. But there’s a twist. The Verve didn’t directly sample the Rolling Stones…
You distribute a song. Spotify pays your distributor. The money arrives. It is tempting to assume that means every royalty generated by the song is being collected. It doesn’t. A normal music distributor primarily collects…
For decades, the music industry has largely made money when people consume music. Buy a record. Download a song. Stream a track. Watch a music video. But artificial intelligence could create an entirely new type…
UK songwriters, composers and music publishers are set to keep more of their royalties. PRS for Music has announced reductions to several of the administration rates it deducts before distributing royalties to members. The changes…
TikTok isn’t just somewhere to promote your music. If your songs are properly distributed to TikTok, you can get paid when creators use your music in their videos. For independent artists, that means TikTok can…
You walk into a coffee shop. Your song is playing. Does that generate money? Potentially, yes. Commercial businesses playing copyrighted music generally require appropriate public-performance licences. Those licence fees contribute to royalty systems for rightsholders.…
YouTube Music royalties can be confusing. You release one song, but that same song could potentially earn money from YouTube Music streams, YouTube videos, Content ID claims, advertising, subscriptions and music publishing. These are not…
