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Our team strives to reach new levels of excellence in the music industry, establishing strong and lasting relationships that resonate with every note of music we distribute.

Ivan Parrales
CEO • Music Industry | Founder
Ivan Parrales is the Founder and CEO of UMW Recordings Inc., leading the company’s vision, strategic direction, partnerships, and long-term expansion within the digital music industry. He oversees UMW’s growth across digital distribution, catalog services, royalty operations, rights support, platform development, and business relationships with artists, labels, managers, and music companies.


Carlos Holguin
COO | Chief Operating Officer
Carlos Holguin serves as Chief Operating Officer at UMW Recordings Inc., overseeing day-to-day operations, internal coordination, release operations, platform processes, and service execution across key areas of the business. His role helps ensure that UMW operates with structure, consistency, and professional execution across distribution, catalog, support, and internal service areas.

Wendy Delgado
Release | Operations & Technology
Wendy Delgado supports UMW Recordings Inc. across release operations, internal processes, platform coordination, and operational execution. Her role helps organize release handling, catalog updates, service follow-up, platform-related activity, and day-to-day support between internal teams and distribution operations.

Valentina Rios
Compliance | Trust & Safety
Valentina Rios works in Compliance, Trust & Safety at UMW Recordings Inc., supporting internal review, documentation control, account verification, rights-sensitive cases, fraud prevention review, and platform policy matters. Her role helps reinforce responsible operations, catalog integrity, and professional oversight across trust-related areas of the business.

Ricardo Morales
Business Development | Partnerships
Ricardo Morales leads business development and partnerships at UMW Recordings Inc., focusing on commercial opportunities, strategic relationships, label partnerships, artist services, and music business growth. His work supports UMW’s expansion through partnerships aligned with distribution, catalog services, rights administration, and long-term industry positioning.

Cristina Palacios
Royalties | Rights Manager
Cristina Palacios serves as Royalties and Rights Manager at UMW Recordings Inc., supporting royalty reporting, rights-related data, payout documentation, catalog revenue review, and financial accuracy across distribution operations. Her role helps maintain clarity, organization, and trust in areas connected to royalty statements, rights information, balances, and payment-related support.
Project / Service
Digital Distribution
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+120% Spotify listeners in 3 months
Benefit: Turn releases into sustainable audience growth.
Marketing Support
Editorial Publications
+ Social Media Marketing
Community Building: +15,000 actively followers
Benefit: Build real fans before and after every release.
Marketing Tools
Capital Advance and Publication
- Timely financing and growth in our own catalogue
Benefit: Scale your career without giving up your rights.
Analytics & Strategy
Data Tracking & Insights Audience behavior analysis
- Campaign performance reports
Benefit: Make decisions based on real data, not guesses.
General Account & Support
UMW Recordings Inc. is a music distribution and catalog services company that helps artists, labels, managers, producers, catalog owners, and music businesses release, manage, protect, and monetize music across supported digital platforms. UMW provides services related to digital music distribution, metadata review, catalog management, royalty reporting, payout support, rights documentation, Content ID support where eligible, release operations, and professional support for artists and labels.
UMW services may be used by independent artists, record labels, managers, distributors, producers, rights holders, catalog owners, and approved music businesses. Access to specific services may depend on account approval, plan type, territory, catalog eligibility, verification status, rights documentation, platform requirements, and compliance review.
You can contact UMW Support through the Help Center support form or by emailing hello@umwrecordingsinc.com.
To help us review your request faster, please include your artist name, label name if applicable, release title, UPC, ISRC, platform link, screenshot, statement month, payout reference, or any evidence related to your request.
Please include the details that apply to your case:
Artist name
Label name
Account email
Release title
UPC
ISRC
DSP or platform link
Screenshot or error message
Statement month
Payout method
Short explanation of the issue
Any relevant rights, ownership, or authorization documents
Incomplete requests may take longer to review.
UMW generally reviews support requests during business hours, Monday through Friday. Response times may vary depending on the complexity, urgency, evidence provided, compliance review, and whether third-party platforms or payment providers are involved.
Urgent legal, copyright, fraud, rights, or payout-related matters may require additional internal review before a final response is provided.
UMW supports delivery to major digital music platforms, streaming services, download stores, social platforms, and selected music destinations, including Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, Deezer, TIDAL, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Shazam, and other supported DSPs.
Platform availability may depend on the plan, account type, catalog eligibility, territory, rights status, platform rules, and internal review.
No. Distribution is subject to UMW review, DSP acceptance, platform policies, territory availability, content eligibility, rights verification, and technical requirements. A release may be delayed, rejected, restricted, removed, or require corrections if it does not meet UMW standards or DSP requirements.
UMW reviews releases before delivery. Timing depends on metadata quality, audio files, cover artwork, rights documentation, release date, platform requirements, and DSP processing.
After UMW approves and delivers a release, each DSP controls its own ingestion, review, and go-live timeline. UMW cannot guarantee an exact publication date on every platform.
We recommend submitting releases with enough lead time for internal review, metadata corrections, DSP delivery, playlist pitching where available, profile mapping, and platform processing.
For important releases, campaigns, editorial submissions, or coordinated marketing plans, submitting earlier is strongly recommended.
Yes. UMW may reject or pause a release if it does not meet distribution, metadata, audio, artwork, copyright, compliance, or platform requirements.
Common reasons include incorrect metadata, low-quality artwork, poor audio quality, unauthorized samples, unlicensed remixes, misleading artist names, duplicate content, artificial streaming risk, copyright concerns, or platform policy issues.
Release Review, Metadata & Store Delivery
UMW may review titles, artist names, featured artists, contributors, explicit content labels, release dates, label name, UPC, ISRC, audio files, cover artwork, territories, rights information, and other required distribution details. This review helps reduce delivery errors, metadata conflicts, DSP rejections, and future royalty or rights issues.
A release may be delayed if it contains:
Incorrect artist formatting
Misleading artist names
Incorrect featured artist placement
Wrong explicit content marking
Spelling errors
Inconsistent title capitalization
Unauthorized remix or version labels
Incorrect label information
Missing contributor credits
Wrong UPC or ISRC
Copyright or ownership inconsistencies
Metadata that does not match the artwork or audio
Artist name changes may be reviewed, but they are not guaranteed after delivery. Once a release has been delivered to DSPs, a name change may require a metadata update, correction request, artist profile review, takedown, or redelivery depending on the platform. Some platforms may reject or limit artist name changes if they create confusion, impersonation risk, profile mapping issues, or brand conflicts.
Certain metadata updates may be possible after delivery, such as title corrections, artist formatting corrections, label corrections, or minor metadata changes. However, some changes may require takedown and redelivery, especially if the audio file, main artist identity, release structure, track order, or core rights information changes.
If a DSP rejects a release, UMW may review the rejection reason and request corrections before resubmission. Common rejection reasons include metadata errors, artwork problems, audio issues, duplicate content, copyright concerns, unlicensed third-party material, misleading artist information, artificial streaming risk, or platform policy violations.
Your cover art should be professional, square, clear, and consistent with the release metadata.
General requirements include:
AI-generated artwork may be accepted only if you have the necessary rights, permissions, and commercial usage authorization for the final image. UMW may reject artwork that appears misleading, infringing, low-quality, offensive, unauthorized, or inconsistent with DSP requirements.
After submitting your release, it will go through our content review process. The review process at UMW Recordings, Inc. typically takes around 2 business days to review your release. Once approved for release, it will be sent to stores immediately. At that point, it's the responsibility of each store to get it live.
Approximate Turnaround Time (once UMW Recordings, Inc. team has reviewed a release):
Spotify: 2-4 business days
iTunes/Apple Music: 1-2 business days
Amazon Music: 1-3 business days
Deezer: 3-4 business days
iHeartRadio: 1-2 weeks
Tidal: 1-3 business days
TikTok: 3 business days
YouTube Music: usually 1–3 business days after delivery, depending on platform processing.
You can contact support through our Help Center or by emailing hello@umwrecordingsinc.com. Please include your artist name, release title, UPC/ISRC, and a short description of the issue to speed up resolution.
ISRC, UPC & Catalog Migration
An ISRC is the International Standard Recording Code. It uniquely identifies a specific sound recording or music video and helps DSPs, royalty systems, labels, distributors, and rights holders track usage, reporting, and royalties.Each unique recording should have its own ISRC.
Yes. Each unique recording requires its own ISRC.
A remix, live version, remaster, acoustic version, alternate version, or new recording generally requires a different ISRC. The same unchanged recording should keep the same ISRC across distributors and releases.
No. An ISRC identifies an individual recording or music video. A UPC/EAN identifies the release product, such as a single, EP, or album.For example, an album may have one UPC, while each track on that album has its own ISRC.
Yes. If the recording is exactly the same, you should provide the original ISRC so the recording history can remain consistent where supported.
Changing ISRCs unnecessarily may create reporting issues, duplicate recordings, split data, or platform matching problems.
Yes. UMW can support catalog migration when you control the required rights and can provide complete catalog information. To help preserve platform history where possible, provide original UPCs, ISRCs, audio files, cover artwork, release metadata, artist names, label information, DSP links, and rights or ownership documentation.
UMW cannot guarantee that all streams, playlist placements, followers, or platform data will transfer. Preservation depends on DSP matching rules, correct ISRC usage, metadata consistency, audio matching, UPC/ISRC accuracy, and platform processing. Using the same ISRCs and matching metadata increases the chance of proper platform linking.
Royalties, Reports & Payouts
Royalty reports are generally made visible on or around the 30th or 31st day of each month, depending on DSP reporting, royalty receipt, internal import, reconciliation, and review.If the 30th or 31st falls on a weekend, holiday, banking closure, DSP delay, processor delay, or non-business day, reports may become visible on the next available business day.
Once a royalty report appears in the Royalties section and the balance is marked as eligible, verified clients may request payout, subject to available balance, minimum payout threshold, valid payout details, account verification, and compliance review. A visible balance does not always mean immediate payout eligibility.
UMW generally processes eligible royalty payouts on or around the 30th day of the following month, after the royalty report has been received, imported, reconciled, cleared, reviewed, and approved for payout.
If the 30th falls on a weekend, holiday, banking closure, processor delay, operational delay, or compliance review period, payout may be processed on the next available business day.
Available balance means the portion of royalties that has been received, processed, reconciled, cleared, reviewed, and made eligible for payout. A dashboard balance may be pending, estimated, under review, reserved, adjusted, blocked, or unavailable if DSP reports, banking clearance, compliance checks, payment verification, rights review, fraud review, or ownership review are still pending.
UMW may support one or more of the following payout methods:
PayPal
Payoneer
Bank transfer
Other payout methods approved by UMW in writing or made available through the dashboard
Availability may vary by country, currency, account type, processor rules, banking restrictions, compliance requirements, and UMW’s internal payment procedures.
After UMW approves and submits the payout, estimated delivery times are usually:
PayPal: 1 to 2 business days
Payoneer: 1 to 2 business days
Bank transfer: 1 to 3 business days
These are estimates only. Actual timing may vary due to banks, processors, holidays, currency conversion, intermediary banks, compliance checks, sanctions screening, incorrect payment details, or third-party delays..
UMW may apply minimum payout thresholds depending on the payout method, country, currency, account type, processor fees, and applicable agreement.
Current operational reference:
PayPal: $1 minimum
Payoneer: $100 minimum
Bank transfer: $100 minimum
If your balance is below the applicable threshold, it may roll over to the next cycle until the minimum is reached.
Fees or deductions may apply depending on your plan, agreement, payout method, country, processor, bank, currency, and service type.
Possible deductions may include UMW commissions where applicable, DSP fees, platform fees, payment processor fees, bank fees, intermediary bank fees, currency conversion fees, tax withholding where required, negative balance offsets, Content ID adjustments, chargebacks, reversals, or DSP clawbacks.
Your final payout may differ from gross reported royalties due to commissions, taxes, currency conversion, processor fees, bank deductions, DSP adjustments, refunds, penalties, reversals, clawbacks, Content ID conflicts, duplicate payment corrections, or prior negative balance offsets.
Depending on the dashboard, common payout or royalty statuses may include:
Pending: report or balance is still being reviewed
Visible: report is available in the dashboard
Available: cleared balance may be eligible for payout
Under Review: balance requires compliance, fraud, payment, or rights review
On Hold: payout is temporarily restricted
Requested: payout request has been submitted
Approved: payout has been approved for processing
Processing: payment is being prepared or submitted
Paid: payout has been sent
Failed: payout could not be completed
Returned: funds were returned by the bank or processor
Adjusted: balance was corrected due to DSP, platform, or accounting adjustment
Payout Holds, Audits & Fraud Review
Common reasons include:
DSP reports delivered late
Royalty funds not yet received or cleared
Incomplete account verification
Incorrect PayPal, Payoneer, or bank details
Payment account mismatch
Pending KYC/KYB review
Rights or ownership disputes
Copyright claims or takedowns
Content ID conflicts
DSP adjustments, reversals, or clawbacks
Artificial streaming or suspicious activity review
Banking, processor, sanctions, or compliance screening
Negative balance or duplicate payment correction
Missing tax, business, or payment information
A catalog audit is an internal review of releases, metadata, rights documentation, royalty data, payout activity, DSP notices, platform alerts, or suspicious activity signals.
UMW may conduct a catalog audit to confirm that royalties are valid, rights are properly documented, and activity complies with DSP rules and UMW policies.
During an audit, UMW may temporarily hold payouts, request documentation, review catalog activity, verify rights, analyze DSP reports, review marketing activity, or require additional account verification.
If the review confirms the royalties are valid and payable, eligible balances may be released according to UMW’s payout process.
Yes. Royalties may be temporarily held, frozen, reserved, delayed, restricted, or offset while UMW reviews fraud signals, rights disputes, copyright claims, DSP flags, payment issues, account verification, or compliance concerns.
UMW may request documents such as:
Government-issued ID
Business registration documents
Tax information
Payment account ownership proof
Bank confirmation
PayPal or Payoneer confirmation
Artist authorization
Label authorization
Catalog ownership documentation
Master rights documentation
Split sheetsProducer agreements
Featured artist agreements
Beat licenses
Sample clearance documentation
Remix authorizations
Content ID authorization
Publishing or administration documents
Copyright certificates where available
Marketing campaign records
Any document reasonably needed to verify ownership, authorization, payment eligibility, or compliance
DSP clawbacks are retroactive deductions, reversals, penalties, or adjustments applied by DSPs, platforms, stores, payment providers, or monetization partners.
Clawbacks may happen because of artificial streaming, invalid activity, reporting errors, duplicate claims, copyright disputes, Content ID conflicts, platform audits, takedowns, territorial adjustments, tax adjustments, fraud flags, or payment reversals.If a clawback applies, UMW may deduct the amount from current or future royalty balances.
Yes. If a DSP, platform, payment provider, bank, or monetization partner later reverses or deducts royalties, UMW may recover the corresponding amount from future royalties, apply an offset, request repayment, or adjust the account balance.
This may apply even if the royalties were previously reported, visible, requested, approved, invoiced, or paid.
YouTube Content ID, Social Monetization & OAC
UMW may provide YouTube Content ID and content identification support for eligible rights holders and eligible recordings.Content ID availability is not automatic.
Eligibility depends on rights ownership, originality, catalog type, platform requirements, documentation, territory, claim risk, and UMW review.
Content may be ineligible for Content ID if it includes:
Non-exclusive beats
Type beats
Leased beats used by multiple artists
Royalty-free loops without exclusive rights
Unlicensed samples
Public domain recordings without unique ownership
Karaoke tracks
Sound-alike recordings
Meditation loops or generic audio
Remixes without authorization
Any content you do not fully control
A Content ID claim on your own video may occur when your distributed music is being monetized or protected through a content identification system.
If you want the claim to remain for monetization, no action may be needed. If you need the claim released or your channel whitelisted where available, contact UMW Support with the video link, channel link, release title, UPC, ISRC, and confirmation that you control the channel.
No. A Content ID claim generally means the video has been identified by a rights management system and may be monetized, tracked, or restricted according to rights holder settings. A copyright strike usually involves a formal takedown request and can affect channel standing. The exact result depends on YouTube policy and the type of claim or notice involved.
Content detection is not perfect. Detection may fail or be limited if the audio is too quiet, altered, sped up, pitched, heavily remixed, covered by other sounds, too short, used in a very small portion, or not eligible for the relevant identification system.
UMW may support monetization or usage reporting across eligible social platforms where available and supported by the plan, DSP, territory, rights status, and platform rules. Not every use on social media generates royalties, and reporting may depend on platform policies, usage type, territory, matching systems, and monetization availability.
A YouTube Official Artist Channel, or OAC, is a verified music channel that brings an artist’s YouTube presence together in one place. It may combine the artist’s main channel, Topic channel, and VEVO channel where applicable.
An OAC helps fans identify the official artist presence and may organize music, videos, albums, and artist information more clearly.
An OAC request is usually submitted through a label, distributor, or approved YouTube music partner.
To be eligible, the artist generally needs a dedicated artist or band channel focused on the artist’s music, at least one official music release on YouTube delivered by a music distributor or label, and compliance with YouTube’s Community Guidelines, Terms of Service, and copyright policies.Additional requirements may apply depending on YouTube’s current program criteria.
When an Official Artist Channel is approved, YouTube may consolidate subscribers from the artist’s existing eligible channels, such as the artist channel, Topic channel, and VEVO channel where applicable.The final channel structure, subscriber consolidation, display, and timing are controlled by YouTube. UMW may support the request where available, but YouTube makes the final approval and implementation decision.
Video / VEVO Distribution
UMW may offer music video distribution where available under eligible plans, approved services, or selected video distribution options.Video delivery is subject to platform rules, technical requirements, rights review, content quality, metadata review, and UMW approval.
VEVO is a professional music video distribution destination and branded video environment used by artists, labels, and approved partners.VEVO distribution may allow eligible music videos to appear through VEVO-branded channels and connected video destinations, depending on availability, approval, and platform rules.
UMW may support VEVO channel creation where the service is available and the artist or label meets eligibility, rights, metadata, and video delivery requirements. Channel creation is not guaranteed and may depend on partner approval, platform availability, territory, and content standards.
It depends on the platform. Some platforms may accept high-quality lyric videos or visualizers, while others may reject static images, low-effort videos, promotional videos, or content that does not meet editorial standards.If the video is only a static image with audio, it may be treated differently from a professional music video.
Yes. A music video generally requires a separate video ISRC from the audio recording ISRC. The audio recording and the music video are separate assets and should be identified correctly for reporting, rights management, and distribution.
Metadata corrections may be possible in some cases. However, if the video file itself contains an error, a takedown and redelivery may be required.Processing time depends on the platform, correction type, and whether the video has already been accepted or published
Many professional video platforms restrict promotional text, URLs, “subscribe” messages, store logos, long credits, pricing, or unrelated branding.UMW may reject video content that does not meet platform requirements or professional distribution standards..
Cover Licensing, Copyright Support & UMW Protect
UMW may provide cover licensing guidance or connect clients with approved licensing options where available.
A cover song may require a proper mechanical license or other authorization depending on the territory, platform, release type, and use case. You should not distribute a cover unless the required rights have been cleared.
Cover licensing support may include guidance on required song information, original title, original writers, publisher information where available, release territory, estimated units or usage where required, and license request preparation.
UMW does not guarantee approval by any third-party licensing provider, publisher, rights holder, or platform
UMW may provide copyright registration support or connect clients with third-party copyright registration services where available. Copyright registration is separate from music distribution, ISRC assignment, UPC assignment, Content ID, and UMW Protect certificate records.
UMW Protect is a timestamped authorship and evidence record service designed to help creators document the existence of a creative file at a specific date and time.It may provide a certificate record, timestamp, hash or digital reference, and supporting documentation for catalog documentation and rights support.
UMW Protect may help create timestamped evidence that a file existed at a certain date and time, but ownership may still require additional evidence such as project files, contracts, session files, split sheets, licenses, publishing documents, communications, invoices, and official registrations where applicable.
You should always keep your original files, stems, project sessions, contracts, licenses, and creation records securely archived.A certificate or timestamp record should not be treated as a replacement for your original evidence.
DMCA, Rights Claims & Takedowns
UMW maintains a copyright notice-and-takedown and counter-notification process for qualifying matters under the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act, where applicable.UMW reviews notices based on the information provided but does not make final legal determinations of ownership, authorship, or infringement.
You may submit a copyright infringement report through UMW’s DMCA or rights reporting channels.
Your report should include:
Your legal name
Your contact information
Identification of the copyrighted work
Identification of the allegedly infringing material
URLs, platform links, content IDs, UPCs, ISRCs, or other identifiers
A good-faith statement
Accuracy statement
Physical or electronic signature
Evidence supporting your claim
Incomplete reports may be delayed or rejected.
Helpful evidence may include:
Copyright registration certificate where available
UMW Protect certificate or timestamp record
Original project files
Session files
Stems
Distribution agreements
Publishing agreements
Split sheets
Producer agreements
Beat licenses
Sample clearance documents
ISRC and UPC metadata
Invoices or receipts
Screenshots
Platform links
Communication records
Any documentation showing ownership or authorization
UMW may remove or disable access to the identified material, notify the responsible user where appropriate, request additional information, preserve internal records, and process the matter according to applicable law and UMW policy.
Yes. If you believe your content was removed or restricted by mistake or misidentification, you may submit a counter-notification with the required legal elements. UMW may process counter-notifications according to applicable law and policy.
Content may be restored only where legally appropriate and where no qualifying court action or unresolved restriction prevents restoration.
Yes. UMW may suspend or terminate accounts that are determined to be repeat infringers or that show a pattern of copyright abuse, rights misrepresentation, unauthorized uploads, or policy violations.
Yes. Eligible account holders may request takedown of releases distributed through UMW.
A takedown may remove the release from selected platforms or all available DSPs, depending on the request, platform rules, account status, and rights review. Processing time varies by DSP.
Refunds, Billing & Renewals
As a general rule, purchases made through UMW are final and non-refundable once a service has been accessed, activated, initiated, requested, reviewed, processed, or used. A refund may be considered only in limited circumstances and only if all eligibility requirements in the Refund Policy are met.
A refund request may be considered only if it is submitted within seventy-two (72) hours of the original purchase date and no part of the purchased service has been accessed, activated, initiated, requested, reviewed, processed, or used. Eligibility may depend on the plan type, billing cycle, service status, account activity, support activity, content activity, and applicable policy.
A service may be considered used if the customer has:
Created or saved a release
Uploaded audio, video, artwork, lyrics, metadata, credits, or ownership information
Requested review, moderation, support, verification, or compliance analysis
Requested delivery or scheduled delivery
Used analytics, royalty, payout, tax, or account tools
Activated a paid feature
Started onboarding, setup, or configuration
Requested takedown, correction, redelivery, or other operational action
A service may be considered used even if the release is not yet live on DSPs.
A refund request may be denied if:
It is submitted after the 72-hour window
Any part of the service was used
A release, catalog, account, or support action was started
The account is under fraud, copyright, compliance, payment, or policy review
The customer violated UMW policies
The purchase was promotional, discounted, custom, affiliate-based, or non-standard
A chargeback or payment dispute was filed
The customer changes plans, changes release strategy, or decides not to continue after service activation
To request a refund, contact UMW Support or the refund contact listed in the Refund Policy.
Include:
Full name
Account email
Order ID
Purchase date
Plan or service purchased
Reason for request
Proof of purchase
Confirmation that no service has been used, activated, initiated, requested, or accessed
If approved, refunds are generally returned to the original payment method. Processing time may vary depending on the bank, card network, PayPal, Stripe, processor, payment provider, or receiving institution. UMW may require time to review eligibility before issuing a final decision.
Subscriptions may renew automatically depending on the plan, billing method, dashboard settings, and applicable agreement. Renewal charges are generally non-refundable once a new billing cycle has started, except where mandatory law requires otherwise.
Filing a chargeback or payment dispute without first contacting UMW may result in account review, service restriction, payout hold, fraud review, access limitation, or termination depending on the circumstances. UMW may provide evidence to the payment processor, including account activity, service activation records, support records, delivery records, policy acceptance, and usage logs.
Marketing, Analytics & Pro Services
UMW may offer music marketing support, paid campaign assistance, release promotion support, campaign reporting, audience development, and strategy services where available.Marketing services may vary by plan, campaign budget, territory, release type, and service availability.
UMW may provide playlist pitching support where available, but playlist placement is never guaranteed.No legitimate distributor, label, or marketing provider can guarantee editorial playlist placement, streams, saves, followers, charting, or viral performance.
UMW may support artist profile requests, profile mapping, official artist channel requests, and platform profile guidance where available and where the artist meets eligibility requirements. Final approval is controlled by the applicable platform.
Yes. UMW may provide royalty reports, statement data, DSP reporting, catalog performance information, and analytics support where available. Royalty reports are not real-time and depend on DSP reporting schedules. Artist-facing analytics from platforms such as Spotify for Artists or Apple Music for Artists may update separately from royalty statements.
Labels, White-Label Clients & Business Accounts
Labels may receive a single payout for their approved catalog and manage artist payments internally, unless a separate approved arrangement provides otherwise. The label is responsible for maintaining accurate artist agreements, splits, payment records, tax information, authorizations, and internal accounting with its artists and contributors.UMW may require additional verification for label accounts, business accounts, white-label accounts, high-volume catalogs, disputed catalogs, or accounts requesting payouts to third parties.
Direct artist payouts may be available only if supported by the dashboard, agreement, plan, territory, payment method, and compliance requirements. If direct payout is not available or approved, the label remains responsible for paying its artists, producers, and contributors according to its own agreements.
White-label clients may have their own payout rules for their end users, subject to their agreement with UMW, applicable law, DSP reporting, available balances, processor rules, compliance requirements, and platform limitations.
UMW’s payment to a white-label client does not automatically determine when that client must pay its end users unless stated in the applicable agreement.
Labels should be prepared to provide:
Catalog spreadsheet
UPCs and ISRCs
Artist names
Release titles
DSP links
Audio files
Cover artwork
Ownership documentation
Artist agreements
Split sheets
Licenses
Prior distributor information
Takedown confirmation where applicable
Payment and tax information
Authorized representative details
UMW lists business hours Monday–Friday 9:00am–4:00pm, closed Saturday/Sunday.
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