Royalty coverage
Does Symphonic Distribution collect US mechanical royalties?
Partly
Only if you separately take publishing administration, which is delivered THROUGH SONGTRUST. Not included in plain distribution.
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 Symphonic Distribution
- "Earn 100% of royalties" applies ONLY to DSP distribution. Content ID takes around 30% and every rights add-on is separately priced.
- ★ Symphonic's publishing administration IS SONGTRUST white-labelled. Signing up for both pays twice for one pipe.
- Even with Symphonic enrolled on SoundExchange, the 45% featured-artist share is legally unreachable by them. You must open your own account.
Read from Symphonic Distribution's own documentation on 2026-08-13. Check it yourself — and if it has changed, tell us.