Streaming
How to Get Your Music on Napster
Subscription streaming under the relaunched Napster brand.
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Napster is a subscription streaming service operating under the relaunched Napster brand. It has a smaller catalog footprint than the majors but maintains licensing across all major rightsholders.
Notes delivers to Napster and tracks per-stream royalties on the platform.
At a glance
Napster at a glance
- Based in
- United States
- Territories
- Worldwide
How Notes works with this platform
What we do on Napster
- Deliver. Notes ships your sound recordings to Napster 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 Napster, plus the performance and mechanical royalties behind every play, are reconciled in one place, with no percentage taken.
What you earn here
Royalties Napster generates
Napster
- Distribution
- Broadcast
- Publishing
- Performance
Your Napster 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 Napster
- How do I get my music on Napster?
- Create a Notes account, add your release, and Notes delivers it to Napster 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 Napster?
- Most releases reach Napster 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 Napster royalties?
- No. Notes is a simple $5/month subscription with no percentages and no hidden fees. Your Napster royalties are paid to you in full.
- Does Notes collect my songwriting royalties too, or just the recording?
- Both. Alongside your Napster delivery, Notes registers your songwriter credits with PROs and The MLC, so the publishing royalties behind every play get collected as well.
- What royalty types does Napster pay?
- Napster pays Mechanical and Performance royalties.
- What territories does Napster cover?
- Napster is available worldwide.
- Where is Napster based?
- Napster is based in United States.
More streaming platforms
Notes delivers to all of these
- Spotify
- Apple Music
- Amazon Music
- YouTube Music
- Tidal
- Deezer
- Pandora
- SoundCloud
- Audiomack
- iHeartRadio
- Anghami
- Boomplay
