What share does SoundExchange distribute to recording owners?

What share does SoundExchange distribute to recording owners?

• A. 45% to recording owners.
• B. 60% to recording owners.
• C. 50% to recording owners.
• D. 70% to recording owners.

Answer: (C)

SoundExchange’s method for digital performance royalties on sound recordings is a straightforward split between the people who own the master and the performers on the recording. The money collected for non-interactive streaming is divided 50/50: half goes to the recording artists credited for the track, and half goes to the recording owners (the label or other owner of the master). So if a track earns $100 in digital performance royalties, $50 would go to the artists and $50 to the recording owner. This 50% share for the recording owners is the standard arrangement, while other percentages aren’t the general rule for SoundExchange distributions. (Note that publishing and mechanical rights are handled separately.)

SoundExchange’s method for digital performance royalties on sound recordings is a straightforward split between the people who own the master and the performers on the recording. The money collected for non-interactive streaming is divided 50/50: half goes to the recording artists credited for the track, and half goes to the recording owners (the label or other owner of the master).

So if a track earns $100 in digital performance royalties, $50 would go to the artists and $50 to the recording owner. This 50% share for the recording owners is the standard arrangement, while other percentages aren’t the general rule for SoundExchange distributions. (Note that publishing and mechanical rights are handled separately.)