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What is a royalty statement and where do I find mine?
A royalty statement is the receipt showing what your songs earn. Here's where each platform hides yours and what a buyer looks at.
A royalty statement is the receipt that shows what your songs actually earned in a given period — usually a month or a quarter. It lists each track, where the money came from (Spotify, Apple, YouTube, PRS, sync), and the net amount paid out to you. When you sell a song, this is the single piece of paperwork a buyer needs to price the deal.
Where do I find my distributor statement?
Log in to whichever distributor puts your music on streaming platforms and look for "Earnings", "Statements", or "Reports":
- DistroKid — Bank → Detailed Earnings (download as TSV/CSV).
- TuneCore — Sales Trends → Download Detailed Report.
- CD Baby — Reports → Trend Reports → Download CSV.
- AWAL — Earnings → Download statement (monthly PDF).
- Ditto Music — Reports → Sales Reports.
Grab the last 12 months if you can — a full year of data gives the cleanest valuation.
Where do I find my PRS statement?
PRS pays out quarterly. Log in to the PRS Members' Portal → Statements. Download the most recent 4 statements (one year) as PDFs. PRS covers UK radio, TV, live performance, and public performance — often 20–40% of a song's total income for independent writers, so it's worth including.
What if I don't have a PRS account?
You're leaving money on the table — but it doesn't stop a sale. If you're a songwriter and your music is played anywhere public in the UK, PRS is likely holding uncollected performance royalties for you. We factor missing PRS registration into the valuation, and we can flag it as something worth fixing before you sell (or accept a slightly lower offer and skip the paperwork).
What does a buyer actually look at?
Three things. First, the total earned across the last 12 months. Second, the breakdown by platform — a song earning across Spotify, Apple, YouTube, and PRS is worth more than a song earning the same total from Spotify alone. Third, the trend line — are earnings rising, flat, or falling? The statement tells us all three in about 30 seconds.
Do I need to redact anything?
No. Your royalty statement is a business document, not personal financial data. Upload it as-is. We treat it as confidential, we don't share it, and we delete the file after the deal closes if you ask.
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