ALMOST $160,000 WAS PAID OUT IN DISTRIBUTION ROYALTIES ALONE, I HOPE YOU WERE PART OF ALL THIS.... HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
Here is what the Royalty Payment Schedule
JAN – APR
FEB – MAY
MAR – JUN
APR – JUL
MAY – AUG
JUN – SEP Royalty Payment
JUL – OCT
AUG – NOV
SEP – DEC
OUT – JAN
NOV – FEB
DEC – MAR Royalty Payment
Royalty Payments are last day of June and the last day in December.
So the first set of months going down would be the currant month that we are in. Your statement for your streams is the second row of months going down.
So for an Example if you want to know how much you made in Aug we would have to see the May report.
Streaming service have to be check all DSP for large spikes in your streams, meaning Digital Streaming Platform, is a platform within which you can stream music and video, So If you decide to pay for a song placement and you get busted for fraudulent streaming royalties have been zero-rated by the respective DSP for the Music Tracks removed from the platforms. The Music Tracks removed will not be redistributed or reinstated through distribution services. However,
Artificial streaming is a NO NO... Don't do it. if you do you maybe subjected to deletion of all your music.
All funds will be withheld and subject to review after 30-days. Pending potential claw back from DSPs, 2nd strikes, or other similar offenses, we will revisit your account to release said funds to you.
A claw-back: is a contractual provision whereby money already paid to an Artist must be returned to an Distribution or Benefactor, sometimes with a penalty. All streaming service and platforms use claw-back policies.