DJ Download Store

How Beatport pays royalties.

Beatport is a download store for DJs, not a streaming service — a single $1.49–$2.49 track sale can outearn thousands of mainstream streams. Payout as a percentage of that sale depends entirely on your distribution path: releasing through a distributor directly can keep as much as 90%, while a label deal typically splits 40–60% to the artist.

Payment model: Per-download sale, split according to your distribution or label agreement — not a streaming pool.
Estimated rate: Download split typically 40–90% to the artist depending on distributor vs. label deal; Beatport also runs a streaming component (Beatport LINK) with a reported per-stream rate well above mainstream DSPs.
Royalty types generated: Master recording royalties (download sale)Publishing royalties (if registered)

How to collect it

Distribute through a service with a Beatport delivery agreement (most major distributors support this).
Register the composition with a PRO and publisher to collect the publishing side, same as any other release.

Related royalty types

Mechanical Royalties →Public Performance Royalties →

Rates verified 2026-08-28 from cross-industry research; treat all per-stream figures as estimates — they vary by territory, subscription tier, and your own distribution deal. Rekon is independent of Beatport and not affiliated with it.

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