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What royalties does Audiam collect?

IN THE US: Audiam collects mechanical royalties from On-Demand Streaming services like Spotify and Napster. It also collects mechanical royalties from Scan and Match Locker services like iTunes Match, Amazon Prime, and Google Scan and Match. It does NOT collect mechanical royalties from digital downloads.

OUTSIDE THE US: Audiam collects mechanical royalties On-Demand Streaming services, Scan and Match Locker services AND digital downloads.

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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?