Free · 2026 editions
Free royalty guides from Qlero
Every royalty, accounted for.
Five practical guides, one for each side of the music business. Tell us what you do and we'll send the one written for your work, with a spreadsheet template to put it into practice.
- 11–12 pages
- Spreadsheet included
- Any royalty system
What we heard on our 2026 calls
Royalties break in the same three places, whatever side you're on.
The data arrives late, in every format.
Distributors, societies, labels and sub-publishers each send their own file on their own schedule. Someone has to put it all together, every period.
Statements only show a total.
Artists, writers and labels can't check them, so every period ends with a week of questions and a little less trust.
Money slips through the gaps.
Unregistered works, unmatched lines, late statements and payouts chased one by one. Nobody notices until someone asks.
Five guides
One guide for each side of the music business.
Each one is written for a single job, from our calls with the people who do it. Every section ends with one action, and every guide comes with a spreadsheet template.
Five free guides: The Statement Season Playbook, The Artist Manager's Royalty Checklist, Royalties as a Service, The Publisher's Collection Checklist and The Royalty Accountant's Playbook.
Who wrote these
Written by people who run a record label.
Qlero is built by the team behind Nova Sounds, a record label and distribution company. We ran our own statements on the same tools as everyone else.
The guides come from our 2026 calls with label teams, artist managers, distributors, publishers and royalty accountants about how they handle royalties today.
- Which guide should I pick?
- The one for the work you do most. If you wear two hats, say a label that also publishes, fill in the form again and choose the other one.
- Do I need Qlero to use them?
- No. Everything works with any royalty system, or with a spreadsheet. The last page of each guide shows how Qlero handles the same steps.
- What does it cost?
- Nothing. You can download the guide and spreadsheet straight away, and we'll email you a copy.
Before your next statements
Make the next period the calm one.
Five free guides, one for each side of the music business. Each with an action plan and a spreadsheet template.
