Royalties
Digital Performance Royalties
Digital performance royalties (neighboring rights) are paid to recording artists and master owners when a recording plays on non-interactive digital radio.
When your recording plays on non-interactive digital radio — services like Pandora or SiriusXM where the listener can't choose the next track — it earns a digital-performance royalty, also known as a neighboring right. These are paid to the recording artist and the master owner, separately from songwriter royalties.
In the US these are collected by SoundExchange. Many artists never register, so the money sits uncollected — Notes makes sure you're set up to receive it.
Good to know
Digital Performance Royalties: common questions
- Who collects digital performance royalties in the US?
- SoundExchange collects them for non-interactive digital uses and pays featured artists and master owners directly.
- Are these the same as my Spotify royalties?
- No. Spotify is interactive streaming (recording revenue via your distributor). Digital-performance royalties come from non-interactive radio like Pandora and SiriusXM and are collected separately.
