July 2026 · US mechanical royalty rate
Amazon Music
Mechanical Rate
Headline rate · Regular
$0.0016254
per stream · $100 = 61,522 streams
The per-stream mechanical rate Amazon Music pays songwriters and publishers, calculated monthly from US service revenue and total plays. Historical data covers 31 monthly periods since May 2021 across 4 service plans.
Other plans
Rate
$100 =
Regular
$0.0015374
65,044 streams
Regular
$0.0014119
70,824 streams
Family (P4)
$0.0007244
138,052 streams
Family (P4)
$0.0006478
154,358 streams
Student
$0.0005090
196,477 streams
Regular
$0.0004733
211,268 streams
Regular
$0.0004457
224,375 streams
31-month rate trend
Per-stream rate for each Amazon Music service plan, month by month. Rates move with the ratio of streaming revenue to plays — a good barometer for the health of songwriter earnings on the platform.
About this data
These rates are the statutory US mechanical royalties payable under Section 115 of the Copyright Act for interactive streaming services. UniteSync tracks the per-period calculations for every major DSP in the United States and updates this page monthly as new usage periods are reported.
The headline number for each service plan is the per-play rate that DSP pays for that tier. Rates differ by plan because the revenue-per-play ratio differs — a family plan spread across four listeners pays less per stream than a premium individual account.
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Complete monthly history for Amazon Music, most recent first.
Period
Plan
Rate per stream
Jul 2026
Student
$0.0005089648
Jul 2026
Regular
$0.0004733323
Jul 2026
Regular
$0.0004456832
Jul 2026
Regular
$0.0014119469
Jul 2026
Regular
$0.0015374185
Jul 2026
Regular
$0.0016254275
Jul 2026
Family (P4)
$0.0006478436
Jul 2026
Family (P4)
$0.0007243630
Oct 2023
Student
$0.0005817119
Oct 2023
Regular
$0.0011372491
Oct 2023
Regular
$0.0004578819
Oct 2023
Regular
$0.0015443355
Oct 2023
Regular
$0.0015388747
Oct 2023
Regular
$0.0150394053
Oct 2023
Regular
$0.0017193385
Oct 2023
Family (P4)
$0.0010210144
Oct 2023
Family (P4)
$0.0006398484
Sep 2023
Student
$0.0006026938
Sep 2023
Regular
$0.0126872677
Sep 2023
Regular
$0.0017441701
Sep 2023
Regular
$0.0017974520
Sep 2023
Regular
$0.0016506172
Sep 2023
Regular
$0.0012085054
Sep 2023
Regular
$0.0004014721
Sep 2023
Family (P4)
$0.0011070818
Sep 2023
Family (P4)
$0.0007045569
Aug 2023
Student
$0.0005702426
Aug 2023
Regular
$0.0017023034
Aug 2023
Regular
$0.0003864642
Aug 2023
Regular
$0.0015877352
Aug 2023
Regular
$0.0593536947
Aug 2023
Regular
$0.0016510551
Aug 2023
Regular
$0.0011264471
Aug 2023
Family (P4)
$0.0006590765
Aug 2023
Family (P4)
$0.0010306618
Jul 2023
Student
$0.0005566103
Jul 2023
Regular
$0.0016089661
Jul 2023
Regular
$0.0003681037
Jul 2023
Regular
$0.0516165668
Jul 2023
Regular
$0.0015487987
Jul 2023
Regular
$0.0016311972
Jul 2023
Regular
$0.0010805900
Jul 2023
Family (P4)
$0.0009990968
Jul 2023
Family (P4)
$0.0006391633
Jun 2023
Student
$0.0005537827
Jun 2023
Regular
$0.0016111898
Jun 2023
Regular
$0.0062473084
Jun 2023
Regular
$0.0015995287
Jun 2023
Regular
$0.0004460795
Jun 2023
Regular
$0.0011007053
Jun 2023
Regular
$0.0015349919
Jun 2023
Family (P4)
$0.0009885773
Jun 2023
Family (P4)
$0.0006455079
May 2023
Student
$0.0005337223
May 2023
Regular
$0.0014552987
May 2023
Regular
$0.0067403123
May 2023
Regular
$0.0015664043
May 2023
Regular
$0.0015618504
May 2023
Regular
$0.0004582314
May 2023
Regular
$0.0010421304
May 2023
Family (P4)
$0.0009498305
May 2023
Family (P4)
$0.0006017232
Apr 2023
Student
$0.0005342588
Apr 2023
Regular
$0.0011099884
Apr 2023
Regular
$0.0015845794
Apr 2023
Regular
$0.0015036564
Apr 2023
Regular
$0.0005038870
Apr 2023
Regular
$0.0750451997
Apr 2023
Regular
$0.0016128243
Apr 2023
Family (P4)
$0.0006412192
Apr 2023
Family (P4)
$0.0009833582
Mar 2023
Student
$0.0005304405
Mar 2023
Regular
$0.0016515071
Mar 2023
Regular
$0.0005382585
Mar 2023
Regular
$0.0017001294
Mar 2023
Regular
$0.0010976690
Mar 2023
Regular
$0.0014742204
Mar 2023
Regular
$0.0065183345
Mar 2023
Family (P4)
$0.0006234636
Mar 2023
Family (P4)
$0.0010191617
Feb 2023
Student
$0.0005980136
Feb 2023
Regular
$0.0016151890
Feb 2023
Regular
$0.0080523296
Feb 2023
Regular
$0.0012400635
Feb 2023
Regular
$0.0017686936
Feb 2023
Regular
$0.0018642285
Feb 2023
Regular
$0.0004943302
Feb 2023
Family (P4)
$0.0010928104
Feb 2023
Family (P4)
$0.0007015287
Jan 2023
Student
$0.0005616651
Jan 2023
Regular
$0.0011611929
Jan 2023
Regular
$0.0015415297
Jan 2023
Regular
$0.0066662252
Jan 2023
Regular
$0.0017390415
Jan 2023
Regular
$0.0005704816
Jan 2023
Regular
$0.0017835157
Jan 2023
Family (P4)
$0.0006453977
Jan 2023
Family (P4)
$0.0010202389
Dec 2022
Student
$0.0005710097
Dec 2022
Regular
$0.0008529885
Dec 2022
Regular
$0.0014394571
Dec 2022
Regular
$0.0003034975
Dec 2022
Regular
$0.0013197338
Dec 2022
Regular
$0.0056434193
Dec 2022
Regular
$0.0015022653
Dec 2022
Family (P3)
$0.0009118122
Dec 2022
Family (P3)
$0.0004799595
Nov 2022
Student
$0.0006460809
Nov 2022
Regular
$0.0017471048
Nov 2022
Regular
$0.0009756263
Nov 2022
Regular
$0.0014437633
Nov 2022
Regular
$0.0002731503
Nov 2022
Regular
$0.0016523982
Nov 2022
Regular
$0.0062162401
Nov 2022
Family (P3)
$0.0005180189
Nov 2022
Family (P3)
$0.0009404707
Oct 2022
Student
$0.0006113921
Oct 2022
Regular
$0.0019439904
Oct 2022
Regular
$0.0016818666
Oct 2022
Regular
$0.0015197538
Oct 2022
Regular
$0.0055340449
Oct 2022
Regular
$0.0009673983
Oct 2022
Regular
$0.0002981256
Oct 2022
Family (P3)
$0.0009488477
Oct 2022
Family (P3)
$0.0005241533
Sep 2022
Student
$0.0006457913
Sep 2022
Regular
$0.0009802249
Sep 2022
Regular
$0.0015211377
Sep 2022
Regular
$0.0020149536
Sep 2022
Regular
$0.0063164265
Sep 2022
Regular
$0.0016640935
Sep 2022
Regular
$0.0002658889
Sep 2022
Family (P3)
$0.0009523692
Sep 2022
Family (P3)
$0.0005145728
Aug 2022
Student
$0.0006369529
Aug 2022
Regular
$0.0014802628
Aug 2022
Regular
$0.0020532561
Aug 2022
Regular
$0.0002580342
Aug 2022
Regular
$0.0016112499
Aug 2022
Regular
$0.0069183779
Aug 2022
Regular
$0.0009271935
Aug 2022
Family (P3)
$0.0009302642
Aug 2022
Family (P3)
$0.0005139185
Jul 2022
Student
$0.0006254996
Jul 2022
Regular
$0.0009471352
Jul 2022
Regular
$0.0015656135
Jul 2022
Regular
$0.0016830422
Jul 2022
Regular
$0.0046209016
Jul 2022
Regular
$0.0021268846
Jul 2022
Regular
$0.0002426897
Jul 2022
Family (P3)
$0.0005445925
Jul 2022
Family (P3)
$0.0009715740
Jun 2022
Student
$0.0006565746
Jun 2022
Regular
$0.0047770741
Jun 2022
Regular
$0.0009729634
Jun 2022
Regular
$0.0019992606
Jun 2022
Regular
$0.0016283027
Jun 2022
Regular
$0.0015769759
Jun 2022
Regular
$0.0002549421
Jun 2022
Family (P3)
$0.0005307641
Jun 2022
Family (P3)
$0.0009149285
May 2022
Student
$0.0005971857
May 2022
Regular
$0.0009242492
May 2022
Regular
$0.0016443381
May 2022
Regular
$0.0002358202
May 2022
Regular
$0.0046703052
May 2022
Regular
$0.0014549348
May 2022
Regular
$0.0014906664
May 2022
Family (P3)
$0.0008732404
May 2022
Family (P3)
$0.0005103185
Apr 2022
Student
$0.0006264662
Apr 2022
Regular
$0.0014447976
Apr 2022
Regular
$0.0056905287
Apr 2022
Regular
$0.0009503487
Apr 2022
Regular
$0.0014431702
Apr 2022
Regular
$0.0014702721
Apr 2022
Regular
$0.0002652428
Apr 2022
Family (P3)
$0.0005099197
Apr 2022
Family (P3)
$0.0008532437
Mar 2022
Student
$0.0005814203
Mar 2022
Regular
$0.0014571755
Mar 2022
Regular
$0.0027219400
Mar 2022
Regular
$0.0009347758
Mar 2022
Regular
$0.0003002166
Mar 2022
Regular
$0.0014838810
Mar 2022
Regular
$0.0014996339
Mar 2022
Family (P3)
$0.0005115947
Mar 2022
Family (P3)
$0.0008532901
Feb 2022
Student
$0.0007122666
Feb 2022
Regular
$0.0014894484
Feb 2022
Regular
$0.0002647012
Feb 2022
Regular
$0.0010391389
Feb 2022
Regular
$0.0015685735
Feb 2022
Regular
$0.0015800983
Feb 2022
Regular
$0.0030707082
Feb 2022
Family (P3)
$0.0005097398
Feb 2022
Family (P3)
$0.0008521452
Jan 2022
Student
$0.0006676809
Jan 2022
Regular
$0.0015406594
Jan 2022
Regular
$0.0015267653
Jan 2022
Regular
$0.0029672549
Jan 2022
Regular
$0.0004107893
Jan 2022
Regular
$0.0009872855
Jan 2022
Regular
$0.0014966737
Jan 2022
Family (P3)
$0.0008386630
Jan 2022
Family (P3)
$0.0005369876
Dec 2021
Student
$0.0006168213
Dec 2021
Regular
$0.0012913963
Dec 2021
Regular
$0.0012847448
Dec 2021
Regular
$0.0010580849
Dec 2021
Regular
$0.0025854386
Dec 2021
Regular
$0.0008471788
Dec 2021
Regular
$0.0002505222
Dec 2021
Family (P3)
$0.0004341612
Dec 2021
Family (P3)
$0.0006791961
Nov 2021
Student
$0.0006766861
Nov 2021
Regular
$0.0014090029
Nov 2021
Regular
$0.0028142740
Nov 2021
Regular
$0.0009560389
Nov 2021
Regular
$0.0014707012
Nov 2021
Regular
$0.0003105559
Nov 2021
Regular
$0.0012034261
Nov 2021
Family (P3)
$0.0007155900
Nov 2021
Family (P3)
$0.0004668458
Oct 2021
Student
$0.0006024657
Oct 2021
Regular
$0.0027474877
Oct 2021
Regular
$0.0009485914
Oct 2021
Regular
$0.0015066382
Oct 2021
Regular
$0.0015367901
Oct 2021
Regular
$0.0002978393
Oct 2021
Regular
$0.0015558387
Oct 2021
Family (P3)
$0.0005537275
Oct 2021
Family (P3)
$0.0008502029
Sep 2021
Student
$0.0006099150
Sep 2021
Regular
$0.0002211554
Sep 2021
Regular
$0.0014464076
Sep 2021
Regular
$0.0027779133
Sep 2021
Regular
$0.0009710335
Sep 2021
Regular
$0.0015307287
Sep 2021
Regular
$0.0014847110
Sep 2021
Family (P3)
$0.0005208560
Sep 2021
Family (P3)
$0.0007977028
Aug 2021
Student
$0.0006218155
Aug 2021
Regular
$0.0002230847
Aug 2021
Regular
$0.0009378150
Aug 2021
Regular
$0.0014675885
Aug 2021
Regular
$0.0014885948
Aug 2021
Regular
$0.0014080379
Aug 2021
Regular
$0.0027577249
Aug 2021
Family (P3)
$0.0005328550
Aug 2021
Family (P3)
$0.0007980578
Jul 2021
Student
$0.0005919644
Jul 2021
Regular
$0.0014174146
Jul 2021
Regular
$0.0013225285
Jul 2021
Regular
$0.0002273502
Jul 2021
Regular
$0.0026259298
Jul 2021
Regular
$0.0008933764
Jul 2021
Regular
$0.0014910292
Jul 2021
Family (P3)
$0.0007820271
Jul 2021
Family (P3)
$0.0005196372
Jun 2021
Student
$0.0006500046
Jun 2021
Regular
$0.0009422021
Jun 2021
Regular
$0.0014415298
Jun 2021
Regular
$0.0027351893
Jun 2021
Regular
$0.0015189433
Jun 2021
Regular
$0.0013656632
Jun 2021
Regular
$0.0002726535
Jun 2021
Family (P3)
$0.0005327773
Jun 2021
Family (P3)
$0.0008035771
May 2021
Student
$0.0005980687
May 2021
Regular
$0.0013225947
May 2021
Regular
$0.0013778608
May 2021
Regular
$0.0025317391
May 2021
Regular
$0.0002605239
May 2021
Regular
$0.0008752998
May 2021
Regular
$0.0013939810
May 2021
Family (P3)
$0.0007643533
May 2021
Family (P3)
$0.0005068474
Frequently asked questions
How much does Amazon Music pay per stream in mechanical royalties?
Amazon Music paid $0.0005090 per stream (Student) in July 2026. That's roughly 196,477 streams to earn $100 in mechanical royalties.
Are Amazon Music mechanical royalties the same as recording royalties?
No. Mechanical royalties are paid to songwriters and publishers for the composition. Recording (master) royalties are paid to labels and performers for the sound recording. This page only shows mechanicals — the money that flows to the songwriter side of the credits.
Why does the rate change every month?
The US statutory mechanical royalty is calculated as a share of each streaming service's US revenue divided by total plays for that month. When revenue grows faster than streams, the per-stream rate ticks up; when streams outpace revenue, it drops.
How do I know if I've been paid these royalties?
Mechanical royalties are paid to publishers and their administrators, not to distributors. If you self-publish and don't have a mechanical rights administrator, this money is likely sitting unclaimed. Request a free audit to check.
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