What are music royalties?
Music royalties are payments made to artists, songwriters, labels, publishers and anyone who owns music rights, in exchange for the right to use their music and intellectual property.
Royalties are collected by distributors and collecting companies when copyrighted songs and recordings are sold, distributed, licensed, monetised, or consumed in any other way. On ANote Music, we call these entities 'Underlying Royalty Distributors'.
How do royalties work on ANote Music?
When you acquire shares in a music catalogue, you are purchasing a royalty interest in the catalogue. This entitles you to receive a percentage of the relevant future Royalty Payments proportional to your ownership.
When a catalogue is listed on ANote Music, the 'rights owner' determines the specific royalty interests that will be listed. These may include but are not limited to:
- Master royalties
- Publishing royalties
- Synchronization royalties
- Performance royalties
The rights owner may choose to list all types of royalty interests or only specific ones. For example, if a rights owner lists only royalty interests from streaming, you will receive earnings from streaming platforms but not from public performances or sync licensing.
For further details on how music royalties work on ANote Music, contact us at support@anotemusic.com.
