Royalties
Direct-to-Fan Income
Direct-to-fan income is money fans pay you directly (Bandcamp sales, memberships, tips, subscriptions) rather than royalties collected through rights bodies.
Where this sits
Direct-to-Fan Income
- Distribution
- Broadcast
- Publishing
- Performance
Not all music income is a royalty. Direct-to-fan income (Bandcamp purchases, Patreon-style memberships, tip jars, paid subscriptions) is paid to you directly by your audience, with no collector or distributor in the middle, so you typically keep the largest share of any income type.
Good to know
Direct-to-Fan Income: common questions
- Is direct-to-fan income a royalty?
- Not exactly. It's paid directly by fans rather than collected through a rights body, so you typically keep more of it. It sits alongside the royalties your music earns elsewhere.
Direct-to-Fan IncomeHover a connected term to see how it relates.
Where you'll see it
