Streaming
How to Get Your Music on SoundCloud
Creator-first streaming and upload platform.
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SoundCloud is a creator-first streaming platform that started as an upload service and grew into a full DSP with subscription tiers and the Fan-Powered Royalties payout model. It hosts everything from emerging-artist releases to label catalogs.
Notes delivers to SoundCloud's monetized catalog and ensures Fan-Powered Royalty calculations are reconciled correctly against your listener base.
At a glance
SoundCloud at a glance
- Based in
- Germany
- Territories
- Worldwide
How Notes works with this platform
What we do on SoundCloud
- Deliver. Notes ships your sound recordings to SoundCloud 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 SoundCloud, plus the performance and mechanical royalties behind every play, are reconciled in one place, with no percentage taken.
What you earn here
Royalties SoundCloud generates
SoundCloud
- Distribution
- Broadcast
- Publishing
- Performance
Your SoundCloud 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 SoundCloud
- How do I get my music on SoundCloud?
- Create a Notes account, add your release, and Notes delivers it to SoundCloud 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 SoundCloud?
- Most releases reach SoundCloud 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 SoundCloud royalties?
- No. Notes is a simple $5/month subscription with no percentages and no hidden fees. Your SoundCloud royalties are paid to you in full.
- Does Notes collect my songwriting royalties too, or just the recording?
- Both. Alongside your SoundCloud 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 SoundCloud pay?
- SoundCloud pays Mechanical and Performance royalties.
- What territories does SoundCloud cover?
- SoundCloud is available worldwide.
- Where is SoundCloud based?
- SoundCloud is based in Germany.
- Does SoundCloud have a developer API?
- Yes — SoundCloud provides developer documentation at https://developers.soundcloud.com/.
More streaming platforms
Notes delivers to all of these
- Spotify
- Apple Music
- Amazon Music
- YouTube Music
- Tidal
- Deezer
- Pandora
- Audiomack
- iHeartRadio
- Napster
- Anghami
- Boomplay
