End of year deadlines and content cut-off 2023

The holidays and year-end are quickly approaching, and we want to provide you with important dates and deadlines to ensure your content goes live when you expect. Digital Service Providers (DSPs) mandate that content be delivered before the dates mentioned below.

Please keep the following dates in mind to ensure that your releases are delivered and appear live on time for all partners. Also provided below is our royalty reporting and payment schedule for the remainder of this year.

MUSIC CONTENT SUBMISSION CUT-OFFS (New releases and release edits)

Due to the high volume of content we receive during this time, we do not recommend making edits to your release(s) between December 18, 2023, to January 1, 2024.

We will return to our regular approval schedule on January 2, 2024.

VIDEO CONTENT SUBMISSION CUT-OFFS 

The Video Distribution application will be unavailable from December 16, 2023, through January 1, 2024.

The cut-off to submit music videos in 2023 will be December 15, 2023, at 6 pm EST.

Music Video submissions will re-open on January 2, 2024, at 9 am EST.

SYMPHONIC OFFICE CLOSURE DATES

November 23, 2023, and 24, 2023, for Thanksgiving Holiday.

December 23, 2023, through January 1, 2024, for Holiday Break.

Our offices will re-open on January 2, 2024.

SYMPHONIC HELP AND COMMUNICATION DURING OFFICE CLOSURE DATES

There will be minimal activity and responses from our Client Relations team during the closure dates listed above. We will do everything possible to answer your help requests; however, we encourage you to use our comprehensive online knowledge base prior to submitting a request. 

ROYALTIES – REPORTING AND PAYMENT SCHEDULE

We publish statements and pay royalties monthly. Any unclaimed payments always roll forward into the following accounting payment period. Our payment schedule for the remainder of the year will be as follows:

AUG-23

• SplitShare: Ensure that percentages are correct and payees have accepted invites by October 23, 2023
• Expected to post November 1, 2023
• Payment requests are available until November 20, 2023

SEP-23

• SplitShare: Ensure that percentages are correct and payees have accepted invites by November 20, 2023
• Expected to post December 4, 2023
• Payment requests are available until December 18, 2023

OCT-23

• SplitShare: Ensure that percentages are correct and payees have accepted invites by December 18, 2023
• Expected to post January 2, 2024

For more details about our complete payment and reporting calendar, click here. 

ACCOUNT AND TAX DETAILS

As a part of year-end maintenance, we urge you to update your account details, payment details, and tax details to ensure that we have the latest information. After the calendar year ends, we will begin to prepare tax documentation and deliver the pertinent information to you per the USA and International tax laws and regulations.

USA Clients will receive 1099 forms by January 31, 2024
International Clients will receive 1042 forms by March 15, 2024
For details on how to update your account, check out the following links:

Update Payment & Tax Details