Royalty coverage
Does DistroKid collect neighbouring rights via SoundExchange?
Not published
SoundExchange is not documented anywhere in DistroKid's published material. Treat your SoundExchange registration as your own job until they say otherwise.
What this stream is. Payment for NON-interactive play of the recording — satellite radio, webcasting. In the US this is SoundExchange, and it is nobody else's job.
Worth knowing about DistroKid
- "Keep 100%" describes the MASTER side only. The publishing side is a separate paid product, and Content ID income is shared.
- With no PRO affiliation, your songwriter performance share is collected by nobody — not by DistroKid, and not automatically by anyone else.
Read from DistroKid's own documentation on 2026-08-13. Check it yourself — and if it has changed, tell us.