95% vs 100% Royalty: Which Distributor Actually Pays You More? (2026)
“100% royalty” almost never means you keep 100% of your money. It means the distributor takes no percentage of streaming revenue, while charging you somewhere else: an annual subscription, a Content ID revenue share, forex on USD billing,…
One-Time vs Yearly vs Commission: The Real 5-Year Cost of Music Distribution (2026)
There are only three ways distributors charge you, and the cheapest one depends entirely on how much your music earns. Commission models (ONErpm, RouteNote) cost nothing upfront but take 15-30% of revenue forever, which is cheapest only while your…
Free vs Paid Music Distribution in India: The Honest Comparison (2026)
Free music distribution is real, legal and genuinely useful, but it is never actually free. Free services recover their costs in one of three ways: a permanent royalty commission (ONErpm keeps around 15% of streaming and 30% of YouTube; RouteNote’s…