{"id":179,"date":"2025-12-05T12:32:37","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T11:32:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mytracktrends.com\/en\/?page_id=179"},"modified":"2025-12-05T12:40:59","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T11:40:59","slug":"tooltip","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mytracktrends.com\/en\/tooltip\/","title":{"rendered":"Tooltip"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-87d7773e\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">TOOLTIP<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"border-width:3px;border-radius:10px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\" class=\"wp-block-list has-border-color has-ast-global-color-1-border-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-09a7c682609efccc0dd14ad48d7e5ed4\">\n<li><a href=\"#comision\">Distributor Commission<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#master\">Your master share<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#composicion\">Include publishing<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:150px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-d41228d6\" id=\"comision\"><h1 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">\u24d8 Distributor Commission<\/h1><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The distributor commission is the <strong>percentage your distributor keeps<\/strong> from your streaming revenue <strong>before<\/strong> anything is paid to you (and before label\/manager splits).<br>For example, if your music generates $1,000 and your distributor charges 20%, they first keep $200, and only the remaining $800 move on to the next split (label, artist, manager, etc.).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not all distributors work the same way:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Some take a <strong>lifetime percentage<\/strong> (e.g. 15\u201320%).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Others charge <strong>flat fees<\/strong> per release or subscription and don\u2019t keep any share of your royalties.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In this calculator, this field lets you simulate <strong>how much is removed in that first layer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If your distributor works on commission, enter the actual percentage here.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you only pay flat fees and they <strong>don\u2019t<\/strong> keep a cut of your royalties, you can set this to <strong>0%<\/strong> so the estimate matches your situation better.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Changing this value can have a big impact on your <strong>final net income<\/strong>, especially at higher percentages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:200px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-9006504a\" id=\"master\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">\u24d8 Your master share<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Your <strong>master %<\/strong> is the share of master recording income that <strong>actually reaches you<\/strong> after splits with your label, manager, or partners.<br>This is not about publishing or songwriting royalties \u2014 it\u2019s specifically about the money that comes from the <strong>recording<\/strong> (the master).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Typical scenarios:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You\u2019re fully independent, no label:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Your master % is usually <strong>close to 100%<\/strong>, because everything left after the distributor goes to you.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You have a label or manager deal:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If your contract is 50% label \/ 50% artist, you should enter <strong>50%<\/strong> here.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If the label keeps 70% and you get 30%, then this field should be <strong>30%<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The calculator uses this percentage to go from the total master revenue to the <strong>net amount that ends up with you<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If you enter a higher value than reality, your estimate will look more optimistic.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you enter a lower value, you\u2019ll see a more conservative, \u201cworst case\u201d scenario.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This field is very helpful to understand how your income changes when you <strong>sign a new deal<\/strong> or renegotiate terms with your label or team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:200px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-2b550a0e\" id=\"composicion\"><h1 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">\u24d8 Include publishing<\/h1><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Publishing<\/strong> refers to <strong>songwriting\/composition royalties<\/strong> \u2014 the part that goes to whoever wrote the music and lyrics. It\u2019s a different income stream from the master recording and is often collected through publishers or collecting societies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you turn this option on, the calculator adds an <strong>extra estimate<\/strong> of what you might earn as a songwriter, on top of whatever is already calculated for the master side.<br>It\u2019s useful if:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You are a writer or co-writer of the tracks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You have a publishing deal or a PRO\/collecting society taking care of your royalties.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You want a more complete picture of how much your songs could generate overall.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you don\u2019t receive publishing income (for example, you only work on the master side or you\u2019ve assigned those rights away), you can leave this option off to see only the master-related money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep in mind that <strong>publishing splits and rates<\/strong> vary a lot by country, collecting society, and contract. 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