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  2. Earnings & Payments

Earnings & Payments

Understand how you get paid, read earnings reports, and manage tax information.

Getting paid

  • How do I get paid from CD Baby?
  • Understanding tax forms
  • How do I add or update my payout information?
  • How do I add or update my tax information?
  • How do I report my CD Baby income?
  • How does royalty collection work with Pandora?
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Reports & analytics

  • How can I view my Pro Publishing royalty reports?
  • How do I download my sales reports?
  • How do I get paid for my music on YouTube Music?
  • Understanding Spotify Sales Reports
  • Understanding trending reports
  • Why have I been charged an artificial streaming fee?

Your Earnings dashboard

  • Understanding your sales, accounting and payments

Understanding royalties

  • Can I collect SoundExchange royalties through CD Baby?
  • How can I get paid royalties for my live performances?
  • How do I collect performance royalties?
  • How do I collect royalties when another artist covers my song?
  • How much can I earn from publishing royalties? When do they pay out?
  • Understanding Mechanical and Performance Royalties
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Publishing collection (CDB Boost)

  • How do I add CDB Boost to my release?
  • How do I cancel CD Baby’s collection from SoundExchange?
  • How do I cancel the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC)?
  • How to opt out of Sync Licensing
  • Understanding the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC)
  • What is CDB Boost?
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