CDB Boost is an optional add-on service that helps you collect additional royalties and licensing income for your music. You can use it to access mechanical royalties, SoundExchange (digital performance) royalties, and sync placement opportunities. For example: if someone streams your song in the U.S., CDB Boost helps you claim the mechanical royalty share you might otherwise miss.

CDB Boost Features

• Mechanical Royalty Collection (U.S.)
  • Collect streaming mechanicals via The MLC
  • Register with The MLC through CD Baby
  • Access other mechanical royalty sources via Music Reports, Inc.
• Non-Interactive Digital Performance Royalties (SoundExchange)
  • Collect label share of SoundExchange revenues
  • We handle release registration with SoundExchange on your behalf
• Sync Licensing
  • We negotiate fees when your tracks or compositions are placed in film, TV, games, commercials
  • Available for original songs, covers, and public domain works

What song types are eligible for each CDB Boost service?

• Original works are eligible for all three services.
• Cover songs and public domain works are eligible for SoundExchange and sync licensing only (not mechanical via The MLC).

How to add CDB Boost

• You can add CDB Boost for $39.99 USD when you submit a release via CD Baby.
• CDB Boost is available globally—no matter where you are located.
• Without CDB Boost, you may lose out on mechanical and recording-based royalties generated in the U.S.

Things to note

• Legacy CD Baby Pro Publishing users: 
  • If you have albums or singles already registered through CD Baby Pro, those releases automatically get CDB Boost at no extra cost — no action needed.
  • If you have a paid Pro release sitting in your “Incomplete Releases” section, adding CDB Boost to it also qualifies you for the service.
• CDB Boost complements, but does not replace, other royalty collection services you may already use.
• Sync licensing placements aren’t guaranteed — this is dependent on matching your music to appropriate opportunities.
• If you already collect U.S. mechanicals or SoundExchange royalties independently, review whether the cost of CDB Boost is justified in your case.
• For more info, see The Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) through CDB Boost and SoundExchange through CDB Boost