Yes, you can collect SoundExchange royalties through CD Baby by opting into CDB Boost.

This service allows CD Baby to collect the Rights Owner Share of digital performance royalties on your behalf when your music is streamed on non-interactive internet-radio platforms like Pandora or iHeartRadio.

What are digital performance royalties?

• Digital performance royalties are generated when your song is streamed on non-interactive internet-radio platforms.
• SoundExchange divides these royalties into three shares:
  • Rights Owner Share (50%): Owed to Sound Recording Copyright Owners (SRCOs), such as record labels, royalty administrators, or the artists themselves.
  • Featured Artist Share (45%): Owed to artists prominently featured on a track or album.
  • Non-featured Artist Share (5%): Owed to individuals not prominently featured, like session musicians or backup vocalists.

How to collect digital performance royalties through CD Baby

• Opt-in: Add CDB Boost to your release during the submission process.
• Rights Owner Share: CD Baby will act as your royalty administrator and claim the owner share on your behalf.
  • SoundExchange will pay this share to CD Baby, and we will remit it to you through your CD Baby account.
  • CD Baby takes a 9% cut from royalties collected via SoundExchange.
• Featured Artist Share: Sign up directly with SoundExchange as an artist, register your sound recordings, and claim these shares through their service. SoundExchange will pay the Featured Artist Share directly to you.
• Non-featured Artist Share: Paid out through organizations such as AFM and SAG-AFTRA.

Things to note

• CD Baby's agreement with SoundExchange allows us to collect digital performance royalties within the United States only.
  • Collection of your digital performance royalties generated outside of the US may require registration with territory-specific organizations.
• Legacy Pro Publishing Releases: If you have albums or singles that were registered through CD Baby Pro Publishing, these legacy Pro albums and singles will receive CDB Boost for free.
• If you want to cancel, read this article: Canceling CD Baby collection from SoundExchange