How are royalties calculated?
As each DSP has their own method for calculating payment per stream, we can only guarantee that the payment will meet the Chinese industry standard. Musicinfo pays you 85% of all royalties received from the DSP's.
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What is the pay per stream?
The pay per stream varies greatly from one streaming service to another. In addition, the royalty rate varies depending on the type of listener as well (V.I.P. listeners/paid subscribers vs. Free listeners). Once the royalties are calculated, you ...
How much money can I expect to make in my first set of royalties/statistics?
You can expect to make as much from the Chinese services as anywhere else. It depends on the popularity of your music, on which service your service was streamed and by the type of listener, a subscribing user or a non-subscribing user. You still get ...
When will I be able to access my listener statistics and collect my royalties?
Once your music has been successfully uploaded to our platform, we will review the content then send it to the Chinese streaming and media services. It takes 5-6 weeks for your music to go live in China The statistics are calculated on a quarterly ...
How much can you make from 1 million streams?
It depends on which platform your music was streamed and the type of user it was streamed by, for each platform has it's own individual streaming rates. In addition, the royalty rate varies depending on the type of listener as well (paid subscribing ...
How often will my royalties appear in my account?
Royalties will appear in your account after your first report and when your music has accumulated streams. Reports are calculated 4 times a year, every 3 months. At the end of every 3 month quarter data is collected and sorted which can take 6 ...