These terms apply when you upload music to SonikBlu, on top of the general Terms.
You keep your music
You keep the copyright in everything you upload. You give SonikBlu a non-exclusive right to stream, sell and show your releases inside SonikBlu while they are live. You can release the same music anywhere else.
Removing a release
You can take a release down at any time from Artist Studio. It leaves the catalogue promptly. Fans who bought it keep their copy.
What you confirm when you upload
That you own the release or have permission from everyone who does, that samples are cleared, that the credits and splits are right, and that it contains no AI-generated music under the AI music policy.
Credits and splits
Producers and writers you credit are paid their share automatically from each payout. Splits must add up to 100%, and changes apply to earnings from the next week.
Fees and payouts
SonikBlu takes a 10% platform fee on tips, sales and fan-club passes, shown on every receipt. You are paid every Friday for the week before, to a bank account, or mobile money in Ghana. Payouts are sent through Paystack.
The Vault
Vault releases reach fan-club members first, for 48 hours or 7 days as you choose. Vault files are watermarked so a leak can be traced.
Charts and fair play
Releases are charted under the published chart rules. Buying or faking streams loses chart positions and unpaid earnings, and can close the account.
Taxes
You are responsible for declaring your earnings where you are taxed.