How to Set Up Royalty Splits
Royalty splits record how a song's earnings are shared between featured artists, producers, writers and collaborators. Every ORB plan can assign percentages, and recipients can accept by email without creating an ORB account.
Steps to set up royalty splits
Divide a release's earnings fairly and automatically with these steps:
1. Open Royalty Splits
Royalty splits are available on every ORB plan, including Starter. Roster management remains exclusive to Label & Team.
2. Create or open your release
Upload the track you want to split, or open an existing release in your ORB dashboard.
3. Add each collaborator
Invite each person by email. They can securely accept their share without creating an ORB account.
4. Assign percentages
Give each collaborator a percentage of the royalties — the splits must total 100%. Agree the shares with everyone before you confirm.
5. Confirm and record the split
Once set, each person's share is recorded in the immutable wallet ledger. ORB processes withdrawal requests from each collaborator's exact balance.
Why automatic splits beat manual payments
When several people make a song, the old way is for one person to collect all the money and then manually pay everyone else — which causes disputes, delays and broken trust. Royalty splits remove that friction by paying each collaborator their agreed share straight from the source.
This matters most for producers and featured artists who often wait months to be paid, if at all. With ORB's splits, the percentages are locked in up front and each person withdraws their own earnings in their local currency, so collaborations stay clean and professional.
Before you finalise your splits
Get these right so payouts are accurate and dispute-free:
- You have an ORB account on any plan, including Starter
- Every collaborator is added to the release
- Each person's percentage is agreed in writing beforehand
- All percentages add up to exactly 100%
- Each collaborator has a valid email address so they can accept their share
Frequently Asked Questions
- Which ORB plan includes royalty splits?
- Every ORB plan includes royalty splits, including Starter. Only multi-artist roster management requires the Label & Team plan.
- How are split royalties paid out?
- Once you set each collaborator's percentage, each share is recorded in the immutable wallet ledger. ORB processes withdrawal requests: local-bank destinations use the bank's supported local currency; wire, PayPal, and Payoneer destinations use USD.
- Can I split royalties with a producer or featured artist?
- Yes. You can assign any collaborator — producer, featured artist, writer or co-owner — a percentage of a release, as long as the shares total 100%.
- Can I change splits after release?
- Splits are set per release in your ORB dashboard. Agree the percentages with everyone before confirming so payouts are accurate from the first royalty payment.