How much does Spotify pay per stream?

There is no fixed rate: Spotify divides its revenue according to each catalogue's share of listening, so earnings per stream vary by country, subscription type and month.

What is the difference between master recording royalties and songwriting royalties?

Master recording royalties belong to the artist or label and come through the distributor. Songwriting royalties belong to the people who composed the music and wrote the lyrics, and come through collecting societies and publishers.

Do I get paid if someone uses my song in a YouTube video?

Yes, if your song is in Content ID. We manage it for you.

How to collect your music royalties from Spotify, YouTube and TikTok

Q: When do I get paid with MusicAdders?

You get paid between the 1st and 5th of every month, without delays. In Workstation, you can see what your music has earned each month.

Q: Several of us made the song. Who gets paid?

Everyone gets their share. When you submit the release, you specify the splits and each collaborator receives their share straight into their own account; you divide songwriting royalties among composers and lyricists.

Every time someone listens to your song, it generates two types of royalties, each collected through a different route. We explain what they are, who pays them and how to collect them all.

Updated 16 October 2026

A song generates two types of royalties

Master recording royalties: these are collected by whoever owns the master recording, the artist or their label, through their distributor.

Songwriting royalties (the composition and lyrics): songwriters collect these through collecting societies, such as SGAE in Spain, and publishers.

If you write and perform your songs, you are entitled to both. Make sure you collect both.

Who pays what

Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon and Deezer do not pay a fixed rate per stream: they divide their revenue mainly according to each catalogue's share of listening. That is why what you earn per stream varies by country, subscription type and month. They pay master recording royalties to your distributor and songwriting royalties to collecting societies and publishers.

On Spotify, since 2024, a song also needs at least 1,000 streams over the previous twelve months to generate master recording royalties.

YouTube pays for streams on YouTube Music and for videos that use your music. To collect royalties from those videos, even if someone else uploaded them, your songs need to be in Content ID.

TikTok, Instagram and Facebook pay for the use of songs from their libraries in users' videos. That income also comes through your distributor.

How to collect them all

Choose a distributor that reaches all platforms, including TikTok, Instagram and Facebook, and pays you every month.
Register your works: register them as a songwriter and have a publisher collect royalties for you worldwide.
Protect your songs on YouTube with Content ID.
Set the splits correctly from the start: specify each artist's, producer's and collaborator's share.
Check your reports by platform and country to see where every euro comes from.

How we do it at MusicAdders

We supply the leading platforms directly, and you get paid between the 1st and 5th of every month, without delays. In Workstation, you can see your earnings, streams and reports by platform and country, and with our royalty splits, each collaborator receives their share straight into their own account.

As a publisher, we register your songs with SGAE and Unison, collect your publishing royalties worldwide from the moment you release and protect your works on YouTube with Content ID.

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