Royalty Statements & Reporting
Read and understand your DIMBER royalty statements — track every stream, every platform, every territory
Read your statement with confidence
Your DIMBER royalty statement shows where your earnings came from and how they were reported. Use it to verify per-track, per-DSP, and per-territory revenue, understand the 2-3 month lag in DSP reporting, and spot anything that needs a closer look.
What's in a DIMBER Royalty Statement
DIMBER statements break earnings down so you can see exactly where revenue comes from across 150+ DSPs.
- Per-track breakdown — Earnings are reported per track, not as a single lump sum. You can see which songs generated what revenue.
- Per-DSP breakdown — Each statement shows which platforms generated what revenue — Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Deezer, TIDAL, YouTube Music, and others.
- Per-territory breakdown — Statements show which countries and regions your streams came from, so you can see where your audience is.
- Revenue type — Streaming, download, Content ID and Meta monetization, mechanical royalties, publisher's share of performance royalties, YouTube composition royalties, international publishing royalties, and neighboring rights are all itemized separately.
DSP Reporting Cycles & the 2-3 Month Lag
A 2-3 month lag between when streams happen and when they appear on your statement is normal. DSPs report on their own schedules, usually in monthly or quarterly batches, so DIMBER can only include revenue after each platform sends its reporting data.
That means a stream from January may not appear until March or April. If you are reviewing a recent release, the first statement often reflects only part of its activity because some DSPs have not reported yet.
This lag is normal and industry-standard. It is not a DIMBER delay or an error. Every distributor deals with the same DSP reporting timelines.
For a full overview of how royalties move from DSPs into your account, see How Royalties Work.
How to Download and Review Statements
Log In
Log into your DIMBER account.
Navigate to Statements
Go to the Royalties or Statements section in your dashboard.
Select a Period
Choose the statement period you want to review. Make sure you are looking at the correct month or reporting cycle before comparing totals.
Download
Download the statement in PDF or CSV format.
Use the PDF for a quick summary and the CSV when you want to inspect line items in detail.
Review Breakdowns
Review the per-track, per-DSP, and per-territory breakdowns. Check which songs earned revenue, which platforms reported it, and which markets generated the streams or sales.
Cross-Check
Cross-check the statement against your expected earnings and previous statements. Look for reporting patterns over time, not only one isolated month.
What to Do If Numbers Look Wrong
If numbers seem low, check whether the statement period is affected by the 2-3 month DSP reporting lag — recent streams will not appear yet. This is the most common explanation for seemingly low earnings.
Before you contact support, work through these checks:
- Verify the statement period — Confirm you opened the correct month or reporting cycle.
- Check that all tracks are listed — Make sure every distributed release or track you expect to see appears on the statement.
- Compare DSP by DSP — Review platform-level reporting against previous statements to see whether a DSP has reported later than usual.
- Review territory patterns — If a market looks missing, compare it with earlier periods and with where your audience activity actually occurred.
- Check revenue type timing — Streaming revenue, downloads, Content ID, Meta monetization, mechanical royalties, publisher's share of performance royalties, YouTube composition royalties, international publishing royalties, and neighboring rights do not always post on the same schedule.
If something still looks wrong after these checks, contact DIMBER support and include the specific statement period, the track or release affected, and a clear description of the discrepancy.
Understanding Revenue Types on Your Statement
Statement line items map back to the royalty categories in How Royalties Work. Streaming and download revenue usually follow DSP reporting cycles, while Content ID and Meta monetization may appear as separate earnings lines depending on how those platforms report.
Mechanical and neighboring rights can also appear separately and on different intervals than streaming royalties. Those collections follow their own timelines through collecting societies, not standard DSP reporting schedules, so they may reach your statement later than platform royalty income.
Publisher's share of performance royalties appears as a separate line item when DIMBER collects the publishing side of public performance income on your behalf.
YouTube composition royalties show up when DIMBER recovers songwriting and publishing revenue from YouTube beyond what Content ID captures at the master recording level.
International publishing royalties appear when DIMBER collects publishing income from international territories and collecting societies, which may follow different reporting timelines than domestic earnings.
Monthly payouts do not mean every revenue source reports monthly. Your payout schedule and your reporting schedule are related, but they are not the same thing.