Analytics, royalties, and payments
You have worked hard on your releases and now it is time to get paid. This section provides feedback and common questions that we've been asked on the Royalty aspect.
Understanding Royalties
- Monthly reporting and payment schedule
- What are royalties?
- When are royalties reported?
- How do digital service providers make money?
- How do you calculate and compile the report?
- What percentage do partners take?
Your Royalty Report
- Royalty Summary Overview
- Understanding your CSV Export
- Does my report show the number of downloads or streams?
- What is "Balance Forwarded From Previous..."?
- What is "Beatport Promotional Expense"?
- What are "Beatport Mechanicals" ?
Payments
- Payments Overview
- Requesting Payment
- EIN or SSN is not validating or matching
- I've requested but not yet received payment
- What are FX fees (currency conversion fees)?
- What are payment processing fees?
Artist Splits / Statements
Tax Information (USA & International)
- Updating tax and payment details
- General tax overview
- What happens If I don’t file or report taxes?
- (USA) What Is A W9?
- (USA) What Is An EIN?
- (USA) What is a 1099-MISC form?
Analytics, Daily Sales, Trends
Report Notices
- JAN-21 Report Notice
- DEC-20 Report Notice
- NOV-20 Report Notice
- OCT-20 Report Notice
- SEP-20 Report Notice
- AUG-20 Report Notice