What is the Royalty Split feature?
Our Royalty Split feature lets you collaborate with other artists on new music, making sure every artist on the project gets their share of royalties without any hassle.
You can set up your royalty splits and share earnings automatically with your featured artists and collaborators.
You're guaranteed to keep 100% of your split with an active Amuse plan.
How do royalty split invites work?
New releases:
Create a release.
Upload your tracks and fill out track details.
Confirm all the tracks for your release and continue to Royalty Splits.
For each track, add the people with whom you want to share royalties. Make sure to use the correct email address or phone number.
Choose the percentage for the split. The sum in total must equal 100%.
To continue to the next track, click “Save”.
The invites for the splits will be sent out when the release has been approved.
Make sure that your collaborators accept the invite before the release date, or their share will default back to the release owner.
If a collaborator fails to accept the invitation before the release goes live, their split is canceled. In this case, splits can be edited on our Web app.
All set!
Releases that are already live:
Log into your Amuse account on web (please note that you can not edit splits in the iOS or Android apps yet for tracks that are already live).
Click the release you want to edit splits for.
On each track, you will see the existing split (If no splits are set up yet, you will have 100%)
Click the button “Edit Splits” for the track you want to change.
Select who you want to give a split. (Note: you can either add someone you’ve given splits to before or add a new person)
Your new split will be labeled pending - the person you’ve given a split will get an invitation through email or text message and needs to accept within 14 days.
Your split is active as soon as it has been approved by your collaborator, but remember that you will see the money first in three months due to the delay of royalty payouts from the stores.
If you send the invitation to an incorrect email or phone number, you will need to wait for the pending invite to expire before resending it to the correct recipient.
What happens to my splits if I don’t have an Amuse subscription?
If you are receiving splits as a non-subscriber, an additional 15% commission may apply on your splits, depending on the release owner's plan – for the Artist Plus and Professional plans, splits are free for all collaborators.
Read more about how royalties work without a subscription here.
Tips for Successful Royalty Management
Maintain Accurate Contact Information: Double-check collaborator contact info before sending invites.
Prompt Acceptance: Encourage collaborators to accept their invitations promptly to avoid redistribution delays.
Use Web app for Editing: The Amuse Web app offers tools for editing splits post-release, which are not accessible via the mobile app.