Classic distributors keep 15-20%, pay out only after 30-60 days, and limit splits to four recipients. We take 10%, pay out manually within 24 hours, and support unlimited splits.
royalty retention — you keep 90% of your DSP royalties (10% distribution commission).
manual payout after receipt from the DSP.
royalty splits per track or per release.
of your masters, song rights and metadata stay with you.
Classic distributors justify 15-20% with sales, marketing and platform overhead. We run our platform lean, build everything ourselves and skip the middle layers — the saved cut stays with you.
On €10,000 streaming earnings: €9,000 instead of €8,500.
We don't pay quarterly — we pay manually within 24 hours of receipt from the DSP, via SEPA or PayPal. Cashflow is existential for indie artists, so we prioritize it.
Minimum payout: €10. No payout fee.
Producers, co-writers, features, investors — you can split royalties per track or per release across any number of recipients. Splits are auto-computed on each earnings posting and paid out to the respective person.
Industry average is 4 recipients — at OGR there's no limit.
We compare based on €10,000 streaming royalties per year (typical mid-tier indie artist).
Internal calculation, May 2026, based on publicly published terms. Sources on request.
Onboarding takes ~10 minutes. You need an IBAN, a tax ID, and ID verification (required for release uploads and payouts from the first euro).
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