Keep $91.00 on $100 — CD Baby streaming

Planning math for CD Baby streaming royalties. Official: 9% of download & streaming + SoundExchange. First paint: $100 → KEEP $91.00. Formula: KEEP = 0.91G. No card processor on royalties. MLC 15%, social video 30%, and sync 40% are presets, not first paint. One-time $9.99/$14.99 and Boost/FastForward are extras, not KEEP. Not affiliated. Planning only.

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Keep after CD Baby streaming

$91.00

Official CD Baby 9% streaming You type MLC/social/sync, setup extras

$100 − 9%. No card fee on royalties. Planning only.

CD Baby

$9.00

Setup $

$0.00

Keep

$91.00

Royalty $

CD Baby %

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2 more plannersMLC/social/sync are presets. Setup $ is typed $0, not in KEEP.

Streaming vs other splits

First paint is 9% streaming. Other rates are presets.

Streaming 9% (first paint)

$91.00

MLC 15%

$85.00

Social 30%

$70.00

Sync 40%

$60.00

Setup / Boost (not in KEEP)

One-time $9.99/$14.99 and Boost/FastForward are extras, default $0.

$0.00

Monthly on first paint is $0.

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Default $100 streaming → $91.00 keep

9% only. No card processor. Setup $0.

Gross G = $100.00
CD Baby = 0.09 × 100 = $9.00
KEEP = 100 − 9.00 = $91.00

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The formula

KEEP = G − (CD Baby% × G) − tax. First paint CD Baby% = 9. No card processor on royalties.

Sources

support.cdbaby.com/hc/en-us/articles/213125406 (updated Jun 03, 2026). Affiliates: none found.

FAQ

How much do you keep on $100 streaming?

Default first paint: KEEP $91.00. Official 9% of download & streaming + SoundExchange. KEEP = 0.91 × 100 = $91.00. No card processor on royalties. MLC 15%, social video 30%, and sync 40% are presets, not first paint. One-time $9.99/$14.99 and Boost/FastForward are extras, not KEEP. Planning only. Not affiliated. Source: support.cdbaby.com article 213125406 (updated Jun 03, 2026).

Do you add a card processor?

No. There is no card processor on royalties. Adding Stripe is a bug.

What about MLC, social, or sync?

Presets, not first paint. MLC 15% → $85.00 on $100. Social video 30% → $70.00. Sync 40% → $60.00.

Is this affiliated?

Not affiliated with CD Baby. Affiliates none found. Educational planning only.

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