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Guides and insights for independent artists navigating music royalties.
May 31, 20265 min readFeature
Forecast Streaming Earnings Across Spotify, Apple Music & More
Enter anticipated streams across 11 platforms, estimate your royalties, and split them with collaborators — before your release even drops.
May 31, 20266 min readIndustry
The Last Free Royalty Calculator? What Happened to Spotify's Artist Pay Tool
Popular free royalty tools have been discontinued in recent years. Here's what's left for independent artists — and why Song Royalty Calculator remains free.
April 20, 20266 min readGuide
What Does Your DistroKid CSV Actually Mean? A Field-by-Field Breakdown
A practical guide to each major DistroKid earnings CSV column and how to turn raw rows into accurate collaborator split payouts.
April 13, 20265 min readEducation
Why Your Streaming Numbers Are Up But Your Royalty Payout Is Down
More streams but less payout can be normal. Learn the five most common causes and what independent artists can do about each one.
April 5, 20266 min readEducation
Publishing Royalties vs Mechanical Royalties: What's the Difference and Why It Matters
Two income streams that are easy to mix up. Here's what publishing and mechanical royalties each cover, who gets paid from which pool, and why it matters for splits.
March 29, 20265 min readGuide
How to Read a TuneCore Earnings Report
TuneCore's transaction CSV is a detailed ledger. Here's what the main columns mean, how fees show up, and how to turn the export into fair collaborator payouts.
March 24, 20267 min readGuide
How to Split Music Royalties with Collaborators (The Right Way)
Making music with others is great. Getting paid fairly for it — and making sure everyone else does too — is where things get complicated. Here's how to do it properly.
March 22, 20266 min readGuide
Free Music Royalty Calculator for DistroKid, TuneCore & Symphonic Distribution
Calculate exactly how much each collaborator is owed from your streaming royalties — completely free, no sign-up, no data uploaded to any server.