{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"RouteNote - Radar","provider_url":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar","author_name":"Radar Team","author_url":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar\/author\/rn_adm_rad\/","title":"What Royalties Does Your Music Distributor Actually Collect? - RouteNote - Radar","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"8bvDK0fT9v\"><a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar\/what-royalties-does-your-music-distributor-actually-collect\/\">What Royalties Does Your Music Distributor Actually Collect?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar\/what-royalties-does-your-music-distributor-actually-collect\/embed\/#?secret=8bvDK0fT9v\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;What Royalties Does Your Music Distributor Actually Collect?&#8221; &#8212; RouteNote - Radar\" data-secret=\"8bvDK0fT9v\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/routenote_money_-profile_y3xfdqy_-v_8.2_ef95cfb3-2ac0-4a64-91e2-31cecf23e9ed_0.png","thumbnail_width":1024,"thumbnail_height":1024,"description":"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&#8217;t. A normal music distributor primarily collects income associated with the sound recording. The underlying composition can generate separate royalties. Master royalties These relate to the recording. When Spotify, Apple Music or another service streams your master, the distributor can collect the relevant recording revenue under its agreements. That is the money artists most commonly see in their distribution dashboard. Publishing royalties The song underneath the recording is separate. Publishing income can..."}