Payouts
Music Royalty Payouts and Revenue Split Management for Labels
Automated royalty splits, artist wallets, and payout processing. Every transaction tracked, every split calculated, every payment documented.
Revenue splits
Fair splits, zero friction
Set up customizable revenue splits per track with Forward's contract system. When you create a release, assign percentage splits to every contributor: main artist, featured artists, remixers, and your label. Collaborators receive email invitations to review and digitally sign their agreements. Once signed, royalty calculations are automatic. Every stream, every platform, every territory is split according to the contract terms. No manual calculations, no spreadsheets, no disputes.
Automated Royalty Splits
Define revenue percentages per track. Label share, main artist, featured artists, remixers. Splits are calculated automatically across every platform and territory.
Digital Contract Signing
Create agreements with customizable terms. Collaborators receive email invitations to review and sign digitally. Complete contract history stored as an immutable audit trail.
Artist Wallets
Each artist has a personal wallet with real-time balance. Transparent earnings breakdown by release, platform, and territory. Withdrawal via bank transfer or PayPal.
Batch Payout Processing
Process multiple artist payouts simultaneously. Review pending amounts, approve transactions, and track payment status from a single interface.
Artist wallets
Every artist controls their earnings
Each artist on your label has their own wallet inside the dashboard. Earnings accumulate as streams come in, with complete transparency into how each amount was calculated. Artists can see their earnings broken down by release, platform, and territory. When the minimum threshold is reached, they can withdraw via bank transfer or PayPal. Label owners can process batch payouts or let artists self-serve. Complete audit trail for every transaction.
FAQ
When creating a release, you assign revenue percentages to each contributor (label, main artist, featured artists, remixers). Collaborators sign digitally via email. All splits are calculated automatically for every stream across every platform.
Earnings accumulate in each artist's wallet inside the dashboard. When the minimum threshold of EUR 50 is reached, artists can withdraw via bank transfer or PayPal. Label owners can also process batch payouts.
Yes. Each artist has a personal login with access to their wallet, showing earnings broken down by release, platform, and territory. They can see exactly how every amount was calculated.
No. Forward does not take any commission on streaming revenue or payouts. You keep 100% of what the platforms pay. Our revenue comes from annual subscription fees.
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Start paying artists
Forward Digital provides automated music royalty payout management for independent record labels. Our payout system includes customizable revenue splits per track, digital contract signing with collaborator email invitations, artist wallets with real-time balance tracking, and batch payout processing via bank transfer or PayPal. Labels define revenue percentages for every contributor, including label share, main artists, featured artists, and remixers. Collaborators review and digitally sign agreements, creating an immutable audit trail. All royalty calculations are automatic across every platform and territory, eliminating manual spreadsheet work and reducing payment disputes. Each artist has a personal wallet showing earnings broken down by release, platform, and territory with complete transparency. Forward keeps 0% commission on streaming revenue and payouts, charging only annual subscription fees.