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How to Get Your Music on Kugou
Tencent-owned Chinese streaming and karaoke service.
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Kugou is one of Tencent Music Entertainment's three Chinese streaming apps, alongside QQ Music and Kuwo. It's particularly strong in karaoke and social audio features and reaches hundreds of millions of users in China.
Notes delivers to Kugou as part of the Tencent Music Entertainment delivery and reconciles royalties from its share of total Chinese-market plays.
At a glance
Kugou at a glance
- Based in
- China
- Territories
- China
How Notes works with this platform
What we do on Kugou
- Deliver. Notes ships your sound recordings to Kugou as part of every release, with credits and ISRCs included.
- Register. Your songwriter credits are registered with PROs and The MLC so the publishing side of every play is paid as well.
- Collect. Recording royalties from Kugou, plus the performance and mechanical royalties behind every play, are reconciled in one place, with no percentage taken.
What you earn here
Royalties Kugou generates
Kugou
- Distribution
- Broadcast
- Publishing
- Performance
Your Kugou recording royalties reach you through Notes, and we register you with The MLC and your PRO so the rest is collected too, all paid to you in full with no percentage taken.
- Recording RoyaltiesRecording royalties are what the master earns: the recording revenue your distributor collects, plus digital-performance royalties.
- Mechanical RoyaltiesMechanical royalties are paid to songwriters and publishers each time a composition is reproduced, including every interactive stream and download.
- Performance RoyaltiesPerformance royalties are paid to songwriters and publishers when a composition is performed publicly: on radio, TV, in venues, or via streaming.
Questions musicians ask
Common questions about Kugou
- How do I get my music on Kugou?
- Create a Notes account, add your release, and Notes delivers it to Kugou with your credits and ISRCs attached. You keep your masters and your rights, and Notes doesn't take a percentage of your royalties.
- How long does it take for my music to appear on Kugou?
- Most releases reach Kugou within a few days. Setting your release date a couple of weeks out gives you time to line up pre-saves and pitch playlists before it goes live.
- Does Notes take a percentage of my Kugou royalties?
- No. Notes is a simple $5/month subscription with no percentages and no hidden fees. Your Kugou royalties are paid to you in full.
- Does Notes collect my songwriting royalties too, or just the recording?
- Both. Alongside your Kugou delivery, Notes registers your songwriter credits with PROs and The MLC, so the publishing royalties behind every play get collected as well.
- What territories does Kugou cover?
- Kugou is available in China.
- Where is Kugou based?
- Kugou is based in China.
More streaming platforms
Notes delivers to all of these
- Spotify
- Apple Music
- Amazon Music
- YouTube Music
- Tidal
- Deezer
- Pandora
- SoundCloud
- Audiomack
- iHeartRadio
- Napster
- Anghami
