🎵 Music Gateway Royalty Calculator
Estimate your streaming, mechanical & performance royalty earnings across all major platforms
| Format | Rate per Track | Notes | Governed By |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical (CD, Vinyl) | 9.1¢ per track | Up to 5 mins; +1.75¢/min over | Copyright Royalty Board |
| Permanent Download | 9.1¢ per track | Same as physical rate | Copyright Royalty Board |
| Ringtones | 24¢ per track | Higher rate for mobile | Copyright Royalty Board |
| On-Demand Stream (US) | Pooled/variable | Part of streaming payout | MMA 2018 |
| Compulsory License | 9.1¢ base | Requires notice to publisher | 17 U.S.C. §115 |
| Venue / Medium | Typical Rate | Who Collects | Split (W/P) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AM/FM Radio (per spin) | $0.001–$0.010 | ASCAP / BMI / SESAC | 50% / 50% |
| Streaming Radio | $0.001–$0.004 | SoundExchange | 45% Artist / 5% Non-Featured |
| Live Concert Venue | $0.05–$2.00 | PRO direct license | 50% / 50% |
| Background Music (retail) | Annual license | ASCAP / BMI | 50% / 50% |
| TV Broadcast | $0.04–$2.00 | PRO + SoundExchange | Split varies |
| License Type | Low Range | High Range | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| TV / Indie Production | $500 | $2,500 | Per song, per use |
| TV / Major Network | $2,500 | $10,000 | Includes master + sync |
| Film / Indie | $1,000 | $5,000 | Festival rights only |
| Film / Major Studio | $10,000 | $50,000+ | Worldwide, all rights |
| Advertisement / Local | $1,000 | $5,000 | Regional, limited term |
| Advertisement / National | $25,000 | $500,000+ | High-profile campaigns |
| Video Game | $2,500 | $15,000 | Buyout common |
| Platform | Rate / Stream | Streams for $1K | Streams for $10K |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spotify | $0.004 | 250,000 | 2,500,000 |
| Apple Music | $0.008 | 125,000 | 1,250,000 |
| YouTube | $0.001 | 1,000,000 | 10,000,000 |
| Tidal | $0.010 | 100,000 | 1,000,000 |
| Amazon Music | $0.004 | 250,000 | 2,500,000 |
| Deezer | $0.003 | 333,333 | 3,333,333 |
Music Gateway operates as platform that spreads music to more than 150 digital services, between that are Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Music. Artists, that benefit from this service, receive whole 100 percent of their royalties from sales. Only because of that it shows also in a field that commonly closes to newcomers.
This platform includes a web based calculator for royalties. The tool allows to estimate, how much money can come through streaming on platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer or other services. Each streaming service offers a different rate for one stream.
Music Gateway: Services, Fees and Problems
Moreover, the price of one stream changes according to the land where the listener lives. In download purchases artists themselves set the price of their song, when they release it throuhg Music Gateway.
Subscriptions ensure unlimited use with bigger income from royalties. That most fits for needs of artists and labels. Also, subscribers can reach the own playlists of Music Gateway, that attracts thousands of followers and listeners.
Music Gateway cares about tracking of royalties for distribution, publication and synchronisation. It acts as a system for publishing, that includes worldwide distribution of labels, full management of labels and handling of content. While the platform processes reports about royalties, it at the same time offers hiring resources and data fore help in decisions during process of publication.
In the area of synchronisation Music Gateway ranks between the earliest agencies for such causes. It finds music for licences in television, cinema, advertisements and video games. Royalties from synchronisation come, when a song plays together with a visual element.
The platform fits also to record and gather administrative royalties for artists. For broadcast uses you need commitment to a legal organisation of performers to receive royalties. Music Gateway takes the part of publisher as its fee, while the artist receives the part of writer through their professional organisation.
There is a fee of 25 percent for every project, that makes income, even so it does not touch royalties or collection services of distribution. If even so one gives false or wrong data about a song, the fee jumps to 50 percent tocompensate lost time.
Producers usually discuss about Royalty rates between 2 and 5 percent from income of the recording. Brilliant producers, that work with famous artists, can reach even higher ratios.
Even so not everything at Music Gateway goes without issues. There appeared causes with missing payments of royalties and unanswered emails. Some accounts moved from free to paid state and were billed without clear agreement.
Also songs required much time to appear in streaming services, without any answer from the support.
