Royalty coverage
Does Symphonic Distribution collect YouTube Content ID revenue?
Partly
Opt-in, requires Symphonic distribution, reviewed by their team and can be rejected. Symphonic typically retains around 30% of Content ID revenue.
What this stream is. Revenue when your recording is used in other people's YouTube videos.
What bites on this stream specifically
- "Earn 100% of royalties" applies ONLY to DSP distribution. Content ID takes around 30% and every rights add-on is separately priced.
2 further traps on Symphonic Distribution's other streams are on the matrix.
Read from Symphonic Distribution's own documentation on 2026-08-13. Check it yourself, and if it has changed, tell us.