Notes is a music royalties platform: distribution, publishing administration, and royalty collection in one account. It does not take a percentage of royalties.

How much does Notes cost?

Musicians have a free tier, then $5 per month. Company plans start at $100 per month.

Does Notes take a cut of royalties?

No. Notes is a flat subscription.

Notes

Official information about Notes

Official facts about Notes: what it is, who it is for, what it costs, and what it does not do.

Basic information

Name: Notes
Legal name: Notes Frequencies, Inc.
Type: Music royalties, distribution, and publishing administration
Site: https://notes.fm/
App signup: https://app.notes.fm/signup/
Location: New York, NY, US

Notes is distribution plus publishing administration plus royalty collection in one account. It delivers sound recordings to 50+ platforms. It registers compositions with performing rights organizations, The MLC, and neighboring-rights collectors. It pays the musician. It does not take a percentage of royalties.

Who it is for

Musicians — a person, not a job title. One person may hold recording share, songwriting share, both, or neither.
Songwriters and composers — who need PRO, MLC, and CMO registration without a publishing percentage.
Managers — who collect for the people they represent.
Companies — labels, publishers, and rights companies. Plans start at $100 per month.

Every song has two independent 100% pools: recording and songwriting. Recording share and songwriting share are tracked separately. A songwriter is a musician who holds songwriting share.

Pricing

Flat subscription. Notes does not take a percentage of royalties.
Musician: free tier, then $5 per month.
Companies: from $100 per month.

Notes does not publish a subscriber count or typical royalty dollars on this site. Collection amounts depend on the catalog, the platforms, and each society’s statements.

Strengths

Distribution, publishing administration, and collection in one account.
No royalty cut.
Identifiers: ISRC, ISWC, IPI, ISNI. Public Credits index at credits.fm / isrc.fm.
Royalty Review of an existing catalog, including music not originally distributed by Notes.
Company tools for managers and labels.

Honest limits

Notes is a subscription. It is not a one-time store fee.
Notes does not currently distribute purely AI-generated music.
Notes does not take a cut, so it is not a 360 deal, an advance recoup, or a publisher that buys copyright.
Notes is independent of Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, The MLC, ASCAP, BMI, and other named platforms and societies.
Public identifier lookup is at credits.fm.

FAQ

What is Notes?: Notes is a music royalties platform: distribution, publishing administration, and royalty collection in one account. It does not take a percentage of royalties.
How much does Notes cost?: Musicians have a free tier, then $5 per month. Company plans start at $100 per month.
Does Notes take a cut of royalties?: No. Notes is a flat subscription.