The advance is always repaid only with those releases that are part of the contract. These can be old, existing releases, or new, unpublished releases. The repayment itself takes place automatically on a monthly basis. As soon as you have received the income from the corresponding releases on your account, it will be checked if there is still an open advance for these releases. If so, the amount will be deducted according to your advance account. If the advance is fully recouped, the income will remain on your account and you can withdraw it as usual.

To distribute your releases through iGroove and apply for an advance payment, you must have the necessary distribution rights.

For old releases, check if you have already signed a contract with a label or distributor and if so, when the contract expires.

For new or future releases, you only need to know if you have already signed a current deal with a label or distributor for future releases. If so, an advance payment for new releases is out of question until the corresponding contract has been completely fulfilled.

Usually advances are transferred to your bank account within 2-3 working days after signing the contract.

As soon as your advance account is balanced, you can have your income paid out again as normal. You will receive a monthly credit to your account and you can have your funds transferred to your bank account or PayPal account at any time. The contract will continue to run until the term you have chosen is reached and will be extended for another 6 months if it is not cancelled. Once the contract expires, you can request a new advance for the contract releases.

The read-only access to your Spotify 4 Artist account simplifies the process of advance calculation for us, as numbers from the account (e.g. monthly listeners, followers) do not have to be transferred manually. Therefore, we can calculate your offer much faster and you will get your money paid out much faster.

You must be at least 18 years old and have the necessary rights to your music. In addition, the calculated advance sum must be higher than EUR 1000.

iGroove bears the full economic risk for advances. That means if an advance is not recovered, the artist is not liable with his or her private assets. Accordingly, we check every application for an advance on economic aspects and calculate if the advance can be recouped within a reasonable period or not. These are usually the reasons for a rejection.

Only if you want to receive an advance payment for your back catalog. Basically, as an existing customer you can also apply for an advance for an upcoming project. This will be evaluated and paid independently of your back catalog. With the transfer of your backlog you have the chance to get additional funds, tough.

The purpose of the advance is basically free to you. Since we are also interested in the success of your music, of course we would be happy to see the money invested in it.