Collabhouse collects and pays out various types of royalties, depending on which services you are using:
For Music Makers:
Distribution royalties
These are recording royalties earned by distributing tracks via our Distribution Service to Music Services (such as Spotify and Apple Music). Collabhouse collects and pays out distribution royalties to users on a monthly basis, usually towards the end of each month. Royalties collected by Collabhouse in a particular month are paid out in the following month’s accounting run. Collabhouse pays out distribution royalties to users in accordance with the recording royalty splits provided for each track. You can view your distribution royalties and statements on the ‘Distribution’ tab of ‘Profile Royalties’ or ‘My Royalties’ page in your Collabhouse account.
NFT sales royalties
These are the recording royalties earned through sales of Collabhouse royalty split NFTs via our NFT Marketplace. NFT sales royalties are accounted for and paid out to users on a daily basis, usually within 24 hours after an NFT was sold. Collabhouse pays out NFT sales royalties to rights holders in accordance with the recording royalty splits provided for each track. You can view your NFT sales royalties and statements on the ‘NFT sales’ tab of the ‘Profile Royalties’ or ‘My Royalties’ page in your Collabhouse account.
Music Library license royalties
These are the recording and publishing royalties generated by selling sync licenses to Content Creators via our Music Library. License fees collected are divided into 50% recording royalties and 50% publishing royalties. These royalties are accounted for and paid out to users on a daily basis, usually within 24 hours after a license was sold. Collabhouse pays out Music Library royalties to users in accordance with the recording and publishing royalty splits provided for each track. You can view your Music Library royalties and statements on the ‘Music Library’ tab of the ‘Profile Royalties’ or ‘My Royalties’ page in your Collabhouse account.
For Content Creators
Collab royalty split
Collab royalty split royalties are track distribution royalties due to a social media Content Creator as part of royalty split collab. These royalties are due to a Content Creator for a certain period of time in exchange for promoting a certain track. Collab royalty splits are accounted and paid out Content Creators on a monthly basis, usually towards the end of the month.
You can view your collab royalty split royalties and statements on the ‘Distribution’ tab of the ‘Profile Royalties’ or ‘My Royalties’ page in your Collabhouse account.
For Fans & Collectors
NFT royalty split
NFT royalty split royalties is the percentage of track distribution royalties a NFT owner is entitled to claim at Collabhouse. It is a percentage of a track’s recording distribution royalties earned through the Distribution Service (for streams on Spotify, YouTube, Deezer, etc). NFT royalty split royalties accrue against an NFT until the owner claims the accrued royalties from Collabhouse by connecting the crypto-wallet containing the NFT to an active Collabhouse account. Collabhouse collects and accounts distribution royalties, including NFT royalty split royalties, on a monthly basis, usually towards the end of each month. Royalties collected by Collabhouse in a particular month are accounted for in the following month’s accounting run. You can view your NFT royalty split royalties claimed and accrued, along with statements on the ‘Distribution’ tab of the ‘My Royalties’ page in your Collabhouse account.
For Music Publishers
Music Library license royalties
These are the recording and publishing royalties generated by selling sync licenses to Content Creators via our Music Library. License fees collected are divided into 50% recording royalties and 50% publishing royalties after deduction of Collabhouse's 25% commission. These royalties are accounted for and paid out to users on a daily basis, usually within 24 hours after a license was sold. Collabhouse pays out Music Library royalties to users in accordance with the recording and approved publishing royalty splits provided for each track. You can view your Music Library royalties and statements on the ‘Music Library’ tab of the ‘Profile Royalties’ or ‘My Royalties’ page in your Collabhouse account.