How to Set Up Royalty Splits

Royalty splits divide a song's earnings automatically between everyone involved — featured artists, producers, writers and collaborators — so no one has to chase payments later. With ORB's Label & Team plan you assign each person a percentage and the system pays out their share, in their local currency.

Steps to set up royalty splits

Divide a release's earnings fairly and automatically with these steps:

1. Upgrade to the Label & Team plan: Royalty splits are part of ORB's Label & Team plan (₦8,000/month, about $5), which is built for collaborators, teams and labels.

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 their details so they can be linked to the release and receive their share directly.

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 let ORB pay out: Once set, ORB automatically routes each person's share of the royalties to their wallet for local withdrawal — no manual transfers.

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're on the Label & Team plan (₦8,000/month) which includes royalty splits

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 their bank details set so they can withdraw locally

Which ORB plan includes royalty splits? Royalty splits are part of the Label & Team plan at ₦8,000/month (about $5), which is designed for collaborators, teams and labels managing multiple artists.

How are split royalties paid out? Once you set each collaborator's percentage, ORB automatically routes their share to their wallet. Each person withdraws their own earnings to their local bank in their own currency.

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.