Your royalty split
How much of your store royalties you keep on each plan, what the split is a percentage of, when it changes, and what it never touches.
You keep 92% of reported recording royalties on either paid plan, or 70% on Free. The split is recorded for each reporting period when it first appears; later plan changes do not rewrite it.
| Plan | You keep | Run keeps |
|---|---|---|
| Free | 70% | The rest, which pays for putting a free release on the stores |
| Artist | 92% | The rest |
| White-label | 92% | The rest |
Both paid plans carry the same split. Paying more does not buy a better one: what the higher plan buys is roster size, your own label and the things in The White-label plan.
What the percentage is of
The split applies to the recording royalties the stores report for your music, which is the figure you see on Earnings as reported. Run’s share comes out of that figure, and what is left is yours: it is what Run pays out to you every month. See Getting paid.
In Earnings → Reports, read the calculation in order: Reported, Run’s share, Corrections, then Yours. Reported is what the stores report as payable for your recordings. Corrections are shown separately when a previously reported amount changes.
Distribution has no fee per release, no fee per store, no fee to take a release down, and no charge for a release that earns nothing. Extra artist or label slots are priced separately from distribution. AI Mastering by master.audio is Upcoming and is not yet available.
What it never touches
Run distributes recordings, so the split is on recording royalties and on nothing else. These never pass through Run and Run has no claim on them:
- Publishing. Songwriting and composition royalties, wherever your publisher or collecting society pays them.
- Live. Anything you earn playing.
- Merchandise.
- Sync. Placements in film, television, advertising or games.
You also keep your masters. The agreement you accept is non-exclusive, which means you can leave and take your catalog with you. See Distribution Agreement.
When your split changes
Your split follows the plan you are on at the time a period is recorded, and it applies from that point forward.
- Move to a paid plan and periods recorded from then on carry 92%.
- Downgrade, or let a subscription lapse, and periods recorded from then on carry the free split.
- Periods already recorded keep the split that applied when they were reported. A plan change never reaches back and re-prices history.
Earnings are recorded by reporting period, and the split is applied to each period’s total. The rate recorded for a period is the one in force when that period was first reported to you, which is why a plan change moves your split from the next period onwards and leaves everything before it alone. See How earnings work for where the figures come from and why they arrive weeks after the plays.
If a figure looks wrong
Check the period’s Reported amount, recorded split and Corrections before comparing its Yours figure with your current plan. A past period can correctly use a different split.
If it still looks wrong, check the release is live everywhere you expect first, then open a request at Support with the release and the period. See Getting help.