Streams and analytics versus earnings

What this guide covers

Performance analytics and financial statements are related but arrive on different schedules.

Analytics is performance reporting, not a royalty calculator. Streams, downloads, saves, store activity, releases, tracks, and markets can update on a different schedule from financial statements.

Before you start

• Choose the intended workspace and reporting period.
• Know whether you are comparing releases, tracks, stores, or markets.
• Use the same date range when comparing views.
• Treat reported values as directional performance data rather than guaranteed future earnings.

Step by step

1. 01

   Use Analytics to understand consumption and engagement.

2. 02

   Use Royalties to understand revenue that has been reported for accounting.

3. 03

   Do not multiply stream counts by a universal per-stream rate; store economics and reporting vary.

4. 04

   Compare periods carefully because analytics and earnings may cover different date ranges.

Check your work

• The selected period is correct.
• You are viewing the intended workspace or catalog scope.
• Release and track names match the catalog item you intended to inspect.
• Financial conclusions are checked against Royalties rather than inferred from streams alone.

Common mistakes to avoid

• Multiplying streams by a universal per-stream rate.
• Comparing analytics and statements from different reporting periods.
• Assuming missing recent data means a release earned nothing.
• Ignoring team or catalog-scope permissions when views differ between users.

What happens next

Use the performance pattern to plan promotion and catalog decisions, then use Royalties and the beneficiary portal for finalized accounting information.

If the result on screen does not match what this guide describes, stop before creating duplicate catalog records or repeating a financial action. Use the visible status and error information when contacting NORTH support.