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Guides and insights for independent artists navigating music royalties.
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.