See it
Every artist can see totals. Money stays at $0 until a store reports.
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How the money lands.
Sep 19, 2026. Stores pay first. We do not print cash.
The pipe
Totals stay at $0 until a release is live and a store reports.
PLAIGROUND takes no commission. Artists keep 100% of their royalties. Stores take their usual cut. Money moves after they pay.
Withdraw it
Every artist can withdraw. Publishing, Boosts, and analytics are open. There is no plan gate.
The rule
Payouts only after real royalties arrive. Not before stores pay. No live release, no reported royalties.
What that means in practice
- Upload. Sign splits. Push the button. The song hits every major store. Then you wait on the store cycle, not on us inventing a number.
- Video Collect pays when someone uses the song in a video. You get 100% of that payout. Fully AI cannot opt in.
- Publishing is a different check. Societies, not stores. Register after the first release is live. Every artist can.
- A store can list a song and still not pay. Tidal may list wholly AI and not pay. We do not invent a pay row.
- If royalties are showing, set up a payout method. Payouts only after real royalties arrive. Payouts are quarterly, with a $10 minimum.
- You do not chase three dashboards. One free account. One pipe. Artists keep 100% on the way through.
The song is finished. The business is not your job. The payout is a report, not a vibe.
For artists who’d rather be making the next one than reading a distribution agreement.
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Real royalties. Then retrieve.
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