The first $30 that each user account holds will be locked in the Unchained Music system for as long as you use the distribution application. If you decide to leave the platform for any reason, we will return the locked amount to you.
All locked royalties are placed in US Government Bonds and stablecoin pools to earn interest for as long as they are in the system. We earn interest on this money, which allows us to pay for the free distribution system. You pay for the service with your time, not with your money.
All major fiat currencies (GBP, EUR, USD, CAD) have a minimum at your local currency’s FX of $15 USD. All other international currencies are set at your local currency’s FX of $35 USD.
If you see your country listed below, we support fiat payment for it. If you do not see your country listed, please contact us via our support form so we can review whether we will be able to support payouts to your country.
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Afghanistan
Aruba
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Bangladesh
Bahrain
Bahama
Barbados
Belgium
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Cambodia
Denmark
Dominican Republic
Estonia
El Salvador
Ecuador
Ethiopia
Egypt
Finland
France
French Polynesia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Guatemala
Guyana
Georgia
Hong Kong
Honduras
Hungary
Haiti
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Isle of Man
Japan
Jordan
Jamaica
Kenya
Kuwait
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Lebanon
Malta
Malaysia
Mauritius
Mexico
Morocco
Madagascar
Maldives
Marshall Islands
New Zealand
Nigeria
Norway
Netherlands
New Caledonia
Nicaragua
Oman
Pakistan
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Portugal
Poland
Philippines
Qatar
Russia
Romania
Rwanda
Slovenia
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Serbia
Singapore
Slovakia
Sweden
Switzerland
Saudi Arabia
Sri Lanka
Suriname
Samoa
St. Barthelemy
St. Martin
Taiwan
Thailand
Turkey
Tunisia
Tanzania
United States
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
Ukraine
Uganda
Vietnam
Venezuela
Wallis and Futuna
If your country is not supported, please send us a support request through this form. We will request that your country is supported in the future, but you will not be able to withdraw until they enable support. You may use Unchained Music's distribution services, but will not be able to withdraw until we support your country.
From the moment we receive royalties from a streaming service, we hold them for 1 month. Any royalties beyond the locked amount in the system will be available for withdrawal after this locking period.
Royalty reports will be provided to you after the DSPs provide us confirmed streams and we receive the royalties. Generally for large DSPs such as Spotify and Apple Music, this happens on a 3 month delay, which means we would receive royalty reports after 90 days or so, however, this time frame varies by DSP and some DSPs may have a longer royalty reporting cycle. Some DSPs can be as long as 6-7 months.
We make all royalty reports available to you the month after we receive them.
We support fiat payments in 76 fiat currencies through our payout provider, Borderless. All users that wish to be paid out must first create a Borderless account. In the future, we will support on-chain USDC, a stablecoin cryptocurrency issued by Circle Internet Financial.
In order to withdraw your royalties, you must log in, and navigate to your royalties page. Click "Withdraw" and then click "Setup Payout Method". You will be prompted to setup an account through Borderless. Once you have passed KYC, please add your payout handle to the app. The payout handle looks like this "@Unchained". We will verify that your information in Borderless matches the information you have provided in the app, and you will be able to withdraw.
Our payout partner, Borderless, requires KYC of all new users. In order to withdraw, you will need to pass their KYC process.
In general, royalties are available to withdraw in the 7th month after you release your music subject to the stipulations above and in our Terms of Service. We are actively working on shortening this timeframe.
Unchained Music does not take additional fees beyond what our payout partner, Borderless, charges. Current fees can be found on their website at this link.
We need the W-9 form from all US taxpayers, because It’s a standard piece of paperwork for anyone receiving money from royalty payments. If you are not a U.S. taxpayer, you will need to submit a completed W8-BEN form. We will not be able to pay out any of your earnings without th
When you request your first royalty payout, Unchained Music will request that you fill out the appropriate tax form for your circumstance.
Unchained Music is unable to offer you tax advice. Please fill out the necessary tax forms to the best of your ability, and seek consultation if needed. You can find more information on how to fill out tax forms at www.irs.gov, find tax treaty information for your country at this link.