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Royalty Reporting & Statements
Per-track, per-territory royalty statements generated from DSP revenue data — structured to give rights holders clear visibility into earnings and their sources.
Rights & Royalties
Rights & Royalty Management Operations
Structured operations for music rights data, royalty processing and revenue reporting — providing artists, labels and catalog owners with accurate, timely visibility into their earnings.
What we provide
Royalty operations, built for scale
From rights data maintenance to multi-territory royalty statements — every layer of the reporting workflow managed through SMG's infrastructure.
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Rights Data Management
Maintaining accurate records of sound recording ownership, territory configurations, ISRC assignments and release metadata — the foundation for reliable royalty calculations.
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Revenue Splits
Automated application of agreed-upon royalty split arrangements across multiple stakeholders, reducing the manual reconciliation burden on labels and rights holders.
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DSP Revenue Processing
Revenue reports from streaming platforms and digital stores are ingested, validated and processed through SMG's accounting infrastructure before statements are generated.
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Multi-Territory Visibility
Consolidated reporting across markets, giving catalog owners a unified view of revenue performance without the need to aggregate data from multiple DSP portals separately.
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Operational Accuracy
Rights and royalty data is reviewed for consistency and accuracy as part of ongoing operations — reducing the risk of misattribution and improving statement reliability over time.
Accounting infrastructure
Powered by LUNA Accounting
SMG's royalty operations run on LUNA Accounting — a financial infrastructure platform built specifically for music rights management. LUNA processes DSP revenue data, applies split arrangements and generates structured royalty statements for rights holders at scale.
Rights holders working with SMG gain access to reporting derived from LUNA's data processing, without needing to build or maintain their own accounting infrastructure.
Per-track breakdowns
Earnings attributed at individual track and territory level
Automated splits
Royalty splits applied according to agreed arrangements
DSP data ingestion
Revenue reports processed from multiple streaming platforms
Statement generation
Structured reports delivered on agreed schedules
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What does royalty management involve in practice?
Royalty management covers the collection, calculation and distribution of revenue generated by music usage across streaming platforms, digital downloads and other channels. It includes maintaining accurate rights data, processing revenue reports from DSPs, applying agreed-upon splits, and generating royalty statements for artists and rights holders.
How are royalty statements generated and delivered?
SMG uses its LUNA Accounting infrastructure to process revenue data received from DSPs and generate detailed royalty statements. Statements are structured to show per-track and per-territory breakdowns, giving rights holders visibility into where their revenue originates. Statement delivery schedules are agreed during onboarding.
What rights data does SMG maintain?
SMG maintains rights data related to sound recordings and their associated metadata — including ownership percentages, territory configurations, ISRC assignments and release information. This data underpins the accuracy of royalty calculations and reporting.
Which territories does royalty reporting cover?
Royalty reporting covers territories where SMG distributes music and where DSPs report streaming and download data. This includes major markets globally and regional platforms across Southeast Asia. Coverage for specific territories is determined by the distribution agreements in place for each catalog.
Get started
Questions about royalty operations?
Reach out to discuss your catalog, rights arrangements and how SMG's reporting infrastructure can provide clearer revenue visibility.