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- 1 active release
- Test the full 5-stage workflow
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17 steps · 5 stages
Everything you have to do to release and get paid for your music
Release Console walks you through each stage in order, explains why every step matters, fills in the details you've already given once, and keeps a permanent record of what you finished and when.
Stage 01
Copyright
Lock down legal ownership of both the song you wrote and the recording you made, before anything goes public.
3 steps
Stage 02
Publishing & Royalties
Register with the collection societies so every kind of royalty your music generates actually reaches you.
3 steps
Stage 03
Metadata & Codes
Tag the audio properly and get the identifying codes distributors need to track every stream and sale.
4 steps
Stage 04
Distribution
Get the finished package onto the stores, on a timeline that leaves room for playlist pitching.
3 steps
Stage 05
Marketing & Monetization
Claim every profile and switch on every income stream the release can earn from.
4 steps
The royalties beyond your distributor
Unclaimed Royalty Calculator
Missing publishing registrations? See an illustrative range of mechanical and performance royalties that could go uncollected.
Assumes you own 100% of the composition and neither royalty type is already collected for you. Co-writer shares and fees reduce your amount.
Start your registration checklistPotential uncollected publishing · USD/month
$60.00–$100.00
$720.00–$1,200.00 per year at the same monthly streams
- Mechanical royalties
- $40.00–$70.00
- Performance royalties
- $20.00–$30.00
- Neighboring rights
- Not estimated*
This is an educational scenario, not money confirmed owed or guaranteed recoverable. Spotify has no fixed per-stream rate. Actual royalties depend on territory, listener plans, ownership, agreements, and collection status.
Assumptions & rights eligibility
Our illustrative assumptions are $0.0004–$0.0007 per stream for mechanical royalties and $0.0002–$0.0003 for composition performance royalties. These are chosen scenario ranges, not official Spotify rates. The total excludes master recording income paid through a label or distributor. If a publisher, administrator, or collecting society already collects these royalties, they may not be missing.
*Neighboring rights concern the recording, not the composition. U.S. SoundExchange royalties cover eligible non-interactive services, not Spotify on-demand streams. Other territories and uses have different rules; your Spotify stream count alone cannot establish a neighboring-rights amount. Not estimated does not mean you have no eligible royalties elsewhere.
Registration helps match royalties to rightsholders, but does not guarantee retroactive recovery. Check your repertoire with your publishing administrator and collecting societies.
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| What's included | Free | Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Active releases | 1 | Unlimited |
| Complete 5-stage workflow | ||
| Saved artist profile & release records | ||
| Full metadata exports | ||
| Royalty audit protection |
Keep your registrations, codes, and release records together. Royalty income is not guaranteed.