Example of How Publishing & Master recording Royalties are split: Spotify

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Let’s break it down with an example on Spotify streaming. To the point: 

Spotify allocates about 75% of its total revenue to compensate rights holders, including songwriters, publishers, and owners of sound recordings (normally self-released artists /record labels). 

Specifically, 15.1% goes to songwriters and publishers, while 59.9% is paid to sound recording owners (normally self-released artists /record labels). 

Royalties are calculated by dividing the total revenue designated for payouts by the number of streams across the platform. This yields a per-stream rate, which is then multiplied by how many times a specific track has been played.

The resulting figure is what gets paid to the appropriate rights holders. This system is known as the "pro-rata" model.

 

66KHZ AUDIO TRADES IN MUSIC & HONESTY

VERY IMPORTANT: DON'T LEAVE YOUR' PUBLISHING INCOME UNCLAIMED. 

When you sign a 66Khz Record deal, we only claim the percentage of the master recording. Why? Because we are fair, and understand artists struggle, especially at the start of a career & portfolio growth. We have artists on our team including the founder of 66Khz. 

A lot of labels out there will want your publishing/songwriter income too! Be careful, and be sure the deal is right for you when checking, even better seek legal advice. If you don't have a publisher/someone claiming the publishing revenue, then if you wwant the extra income stream you should:  

Make sure you register your 'works' with your LOCAL PRO (Performing Rights Organisation). They will claim the money on your behalf. In UK, it's called PRS, each country will normally of a PRO, simple look it up on the internet and look at the registration process. 

 

We hope this helps! Back to the distribution & get signed page. 

 

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