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Do I Need to Upload a Sound Recording of my song?

No, you do not need upload a sound recording of your song to use Audiam’s Digital Rights Service.

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Topics relating to other digital rights services like Spotify and Apple Music.
How much am I owed in mechanical royalties when my music is streamed on Spotify, Napster, etc.?
How much does it cost?
What is Audiam's Digital Rights Service?
How do I get my money?
What Information is on the downloadable Net Royalty statements?
What is at the Interactive Detail Section?
What is at the Monthly Statements Section?
Where can I find my past payments
Where can I find my royalty statements and other information
Welcome to Audiam
Am I already getting this second separate Royalty?
Are there any problems if I am already registered with ASCAP, BMI, SESAC or a different performance rights organization?
Can I Hire Audiam to work for me if I only wrote a part of a song
Do I Need to Upload a Sound Recording of my song?
Do you collect money for me from Pandora?
Does Audiam Take Any of the Money I Earn from Downloads in the United States?
Don't I Already Get These Royalties Paid to Me by TuneCore, CD Baby Distribution etc?
How come there are not mechanical royalty payments from all the digital services each month?
How do I know if I'm eligible?
How Do I Sign Up?
How does Audiam Actually work?
How much am I owed in mechanical royalties when my music is streamed on Spotify, Napster, etc.?
I already have a publishing administrator (someone who collects songwriter royalties on my behalf). Can I sign up for Audiam's Digital Rights Service?
I wrote/co-wrote my own songs, but I don't have a publisher. Can I sign up for Audiam?
Is Audiam a Publishing Administrator?
Is there money sitting out there for me right now?
My compositions have been available in stores for years and I have never received a mechanical royalty payment. Am I owed back payments?
My music is self-released. Aren't I already getting my royalties from services like Spotify and Napster?
What Are These Royalties Called?
What Causes The Money To Get Generated?
What information do I need to sign up?
What personal data does Audiam collect from me?
What royalties does Audiam collect?
Who are some of Audiam's clients that use the Digtial Rights Service?
Do I need to do anything to get paid?
Do I need to provide a Tax Form to get paid?
How can I see a breakdown of my earnings?
How come I see dates on my Monthly Statement that are from different months than the one I am being paid for?
How do I submit my tax information?
How do I know I got paid?
How does rounding work?
How long will I have to wait for my money?
How often am I paid?
I can't fill out my tax information?
I received a notice saying a payment was sent to me. Why haven’t I received my payment?
I Received a payment from DATACLEF for my YouTube royalties, who is that?
If I have been paid in the past do I need to provide a Tax Form?
If I have not provided all the information needed to get paid can I still see my YouTube Royalty Reports?
If I haven't provided all the information needed to get paid before the next payment cycle, what happens?
If I see a YouTube Royalty Report, but there's nothing listed on my Payments page, does that mean I didn't get paid yet?
I'm based outside of the U.S. and Canada. How do I get paid?
Is there a minimum I need to earn before I get paid?
My contact, bank or tax information changed, what do I do?
My payment was deferred. If I just updated my information, when will I be paid?
Was any tax withheld from my payment?
What happens if I'm not paid this month?
What happens to my money if I have not completed the information to get paid?
What's the "cutoff" and when is it?
Where does the money come from?
Which payment option should I select if I am based outside the US?
Will I be charged any fees for my Audiam payments?
Will my royalty payments be deposited in U.S. Dollars?
What happens after I've uploaded my sound recording (master) and/or composition information to Audiam?