Streaming
How to Get Your Music on Pandora
US ad-supported and on-demand streaming, owned by SiriusXM.
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Pandora is a US streaming service combining personalized internet radio with an on-demand tier, now part of SiriusXM. It pays neighboring-rights royalties through SoundExchange for non-interactive plays and per-stream recording royalties for on-demand listening.
Notes delivers to Pandora and reconciles both interactive and non-interactive royalty streams, including the SoundExchange-administered portion that many distributors miss entirely.
At a glance
Pandora at a glance
- Based in
- United States
- Pays
- Monthly
- Audio formats
- MP3
- Territories
- United States
How Notes works with this platform
What we do on Pandora
- Deliver. Notes ships your sound recordings to Pandora 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. Pandora is non-interactive radio, so it pays neighboring-rights (digital-performance) royalties to the recording owner, collected in the US via SoundExchange, plus performance royalties to the songwriter via PROs. Notes makes sure you're registered to collect both, with no percentage taken.
What you earn here
Royalties Pandora generates
Pandora
- Distribution
- Broadcast
- Publishing
- Performance
Notes makes sure you're set up to collect what Pandora generates, and we register you with SoundExchange and your PRO so the rest is collected too, all paid to you in full with no percentage taken.
- Digital Performance RoyaltiesDigital performance royalties (neighboring rights) are paid to recording artists and master owners when a recording plays on non-interactive digital radio.
- 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 Pandora
- How do I get my music on Pandora?
- Create a Notes account, add your release, and Notes delivers it to Pandora 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 Pandora?
- Most releases reach Pandora 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 Pandora royalties?
- No. Notes is a simple $5/month subscription with no percentages and no hidden fees. Your Pandora royalties are paid to you in full.
- Does Notes collect my songwriting royalties too, or just the recording?
- Both. Alongside your Pandora 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 Pandora pay?
- Pandora pays Mechanical, Performance and Digital Performance royalties.
- What territories does Pandora cover?
- Pandora is available in United States.
- How often does Pandora pay royalties?
- Pandora distributes royalties monthly.
- Where is Pandora based?
- Pandora is based in United States.
- What audio formats does Pandora support?
- Pandora supports MP3.
More streaming platforms
Notes delivers to all of these
- Spotify
- Apple Music
- Amazon Music
- YouTube Music
- Tidal
- Deezer
- SoundCloud
- Audiomack
- iHeartRadio
- Napster
- Anghami
- Boomplay
