Ready to bring your next big music idea to life? Whether you’re funding a music video, launching a promo campaign, or taking your next release to the next level, Royalty Advance gives you automatic access to your future royalties so you can invest in your music career.
Based on your streaming performance and earnings history, the system automatically generates personalized offers to help you invest in your music career with no contract, while keeping 100% ownership of your master rights.
How it works
Royalty Advance analyzes your streaming data to estimate your future royalties. Using more than 65 billion data points available through our distribution service, the system evaluates your music catalogue and calculates a personalized advance offer based on your individual performance.
Offers are generated automatically based on factors such as play counts, audience growth, and revenue history.
Qualify for an advance
To be eligible for Royalty Advance, you need to distribute your music through Amuse. Having more music in your catalogue gives the system more data to work with, which can increase your chances of receiving an offer. That's why we recommend moving your entire catalogue to Amuse (psst, click here to switch to Amuse)!
Artists with an established fanbase and consistent monthly streams are generally better positioned to receive an offer. That said, Royalty Advance is available to a much wider range of artists than traditional advances!
If you're an artist collaborator receiving royalty splits through Amuse, you may also be eligible for a Royalty Advance, even if you're not distributing music yourself.
If you're eligible and receive an offer, you'll be notified by email and can find your offer in your Wallet on both the mobile and web apps.
Keep in mind that offers are generated automatically, so our support team can't manually add or trigger an advance offer if you haven't received one.
Accept an offer
If you decide to accept a Royalty Advance offer, the Amuse app will guide you through the terms and conditions. Once you've reviewed and approved them, you can withdraw your funds through your Amuse Wallet.
Depending on your chosen payout method, PayPal or bank transfer, a small transfer fee may apply.
Royalty Advance fee
Each Royalty Advance offer includes a fee, which varies depending on your individual data and the advance period. The fee is calculated based on factors such as earnings stability, risk, and the amount and quality of available data.
You'll always see the fee clearly outlined in your offer before accepting it.
Recoup your advance
The royalties you earn from your music after accepting an offer are used to recoup the advance and its associated fee. This process happens automatically, so there's nothing you need to do.
Advances are generally calculated to be recouped within a few months, and you can easily track your progress directly in the Amuse apps.
Pro tip: if you release more music or move over your catalog, you'll recoup faster.
Your music rights
You keep 100% ownership of your master rights when you accept a Royalty Advance offer.
However, your distribution rights will remain temporarily locked with Amuse until the advance and its fee have been fully recouped. During this time, you also won't be able to edit the royalty splits associated with the advance, if any.
Withdrawals are also restricted until the advance has been fully recouped. Once you've fully recouped the advance, you'll collect your royalties as usual.
Do you owe Amuse money?
No personal repayment is required. Your advance is recouped through your future royalties, so you're not personally liable if your music doesn't generate enough earnings to cover the full amount.
Negative balances may occur if a withdrawal is returned and the associated advance is cancelled due to transfer fees. These balances are automatically recouped from your next royalty payout.
The automatic Royalty Advance feature can't be disabled, but you're never required to accept an offer.

