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Total Streams / Units:10,000,000
100K50M100M
Upfront Advance:$100,000
Artist Royalty Share %:18%
Recoupable Marketing Budget:$50,000
360 Ancillary Label Cut %:0%
Gross Streaming Rev
$38,000
From 10,000,000 streams
Total Artist Take
$150,000
Advance + Net Royalties
Label / Partner Take
$31,160
Label share + 360 cuts
Recoupment StatusUNRECOUPED DEBT
⚠️ Your $6,840 in earned royalties was insufficient to recoup your total $150,000 advance/marketing debt. You currently owe an unrecouped balance of $143,160 before receiving post-recoupment checks.
Contract Landmines & Red Flag Warnings
#1Advance recoups 100% off your 18% share (label takes 82% of revenue while charging 100% of debt to your 18%).
#2Controlled Composition Clause cuts songwriting mechanicals by 25%.
#3Cross-Collateralization locks future album royalties to pay off current album debt.
⚠️Controlled Composition Penalty: Reduces songwriting mechanical royalties from $0.131 down to $0.098 per unit, losing approximately 25% of composition royalties.