Royalty coverage

Does Kobalt / KOSIGN collect US mechanical royalties?

Not published

Marketed as global registration across territories and platforms, with no per-royalty-type breakdown published.

What this stream is. The songwriting side of a US stream, paid under the statutory blanket licence administered by The MLC. Separate from the recording payment above, and paid to whoever registered the WORK.

Worth knowing about Kobalt / KOSIGN

  • ★ AWAL IS SONY MUSIC, not Kobalt. Anyone researching Kobalt distribution is looking at a Sony-owned company.
  • Kobalt's famous neighbouring-rights arm went with it, so the belief that Kobalt handles your satellite-radio money is now FALSE.
  • Not open signup. It screens on projected earnings.
  • Widely-quoted "Kobalt takes 10%" figures date to 2015-era press. The published self-serve rate is 20%.

Read from Kobalt / KOSIGN's own documentation on 2026-08-13. Check it yourself — and if it has changed, tell us.

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