The simple answer is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For ordinary streaming and download earnings, DistroKid says it takes 0%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Artists receive 100% of what stores allocate to them, minus banking fees and applicable taxes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But that doesn’t mean DistroKid makes no money from artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Instead of taking a standard percentage of Spotify and Apple Music income, DistroKid charges an annual membership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the US, Musician currently costs $24.99 per year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Musician Plus costs $44.99.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ultimate starts from $89.99.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DistroKid’s Social Media Pack is one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DistroKid currently retains 20% of the revenue generated through this optional service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It also charges an annual release-level fee for access to the feature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tipalti charges depend on your payment method.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Those aren’t a DistroKid royalty commission, but they still affect what reaches the artist’s bank account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Imagine two musicians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Artist A earns $100,000 per year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Artist B earns $10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Artist A would probably rather pay a fixed subscription and keep virtually all ordinary royalties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Artist B may prefer paying no upfront fee and sharing a percentage only if something is earned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That’s why RouteNote Free and DistroKid represent almost opposite economic models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
RouteNote Free takes 15% of net revenue but has no upfront or annual distribution fee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DistroKid charges annually but passes through 100% of ordinary DSP earnings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Neither model is automatically better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The answer depends on how much you earn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The simple answer is: For ordinary streaming and download earnings, DistroKid says it takes 0%. Artists receive 100% of what stores allocate to them, minus banking fees and applicable taxes. But that doesn’t mean DistroKid makes no money from artists. DistroKid uses a subscription model Instead of taking a standard percentage of Spotify and Apple Music income, DistroKid charges an annual membership. In the US, Musician currently costs $24.99 per year. Musician Plus costs $44.99. Ultimate starts from $89.99. There are exceptions to the 0% commission model DistroKid’s Social Media Pack is one. DistroKid currently retains 20% of the revenue…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3821,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1378,2118,2358],"coauthors":[2],"class_list":["post-3819","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-distrokid","tag-fees","tag-payout"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n