£30 · one-off
Excel / Google Sheets spreadsheet
Turn messy release numbers into a clear artist statement.
A £30 release finance tracker for managers, indie labels, and artist teams who need to work out income, expenses, recoupment, and what may be payable for one release period.
Example visual. The tracker is delivered as an Excel / Google Sheets spreadsheet.
The problem
The royalty conversation nobody enjoys.
Every release generates money. It also generates confusion. Most artist teams still reconcile release finances by hand, across spreadsheets that don't talk to each other, bank statements nobody filed, and conversations nobody wrote down.
Royalty statements arrive late, incomplete, or in formats nobody else can read.
Income from streaming, sync, and mechanicals lands in different accounts at different times.
Costs get buried in email threads, shared drives, or somebody's memory.
Nobody can say with confidence what a release actually earned, what it cost, or what's owed.
What it does
Four things the tracker handles for you.
One place for all release income
Log streaming revenue, sync fees, mechanical royalties, and any other income tied to a single release period. No more hunting across platforms.
Track every cost against the release
Recording, mixing, mastering, marketing, distribution fees, advances. Everything that came out gets logged against what came in.
See recoupment clearly
The tracker calculates how costs offset income so you can see whether a release has recouped, and by how much. No guesswork.
Work out what may be payable
Once income and costs are entered, the tracker helps you see what might be owed to each party based on agreed splits. It does the arithmetic; the agreements are yours.
How it works
Three steps. No training required.
01
Enter your release income
Open the tracker in Excel or Google Sheets. Add each income line: streaming totals, sync fees, mechanical royalties, advances received. One row per source, one release period per tracker.
02
Log costs against the release
Add every expense tied to that release: studio time, production, mixing, mastering, marketing spend, distribution fees, session fees. The tracker keeps a running total.
03
Read the summary
The Dashboard pulls together what came in, what went out, the recoupment position, and what may be payable based on your agreed splits. One page, plain numbers, no jargon.
What it does / what it doesn't
Honest about what this is.
We would rather you buy with clear expectations than be disappointed later. Here is exactly what the tracker does and does not do.
What it does
- Tracks income from multiple sources for one release period
- Logs all costs against that income
- Calculates a recoupment position
- Shows what may be payable based on agreed percentage splits
- Produces a clear summary you can share with your team or artist
- Works in Excel and Google Sheets, no account or login needed
What it doesn't
- This is a project finance tracker, not certified accounting software
- It does not connect to streaming platforms or pull data automatically
- It does not verify royalty statements or audit distributor reports
- It is not a substitute for professional legal, tax, or accounting advice
- It does not produce statutory accounts or VAT returns
- Figures are only as accurate as the data you enter
Who it's for
Built for the people who handle the money.
Artist managers
You are the one who has to explain the numbers. The tracker gives you a clear summary to bring to the artist instead of a pile of spreadsheets and bank statements.
Indie labels and small distributors
You need to account for what each release earned and what's owed. The tracker structures the numbers so you can see the position quickly.
Finance and admin in artist teams
You are the person who actually reconciles the figures. The tracker gives you a single working document instead of ten.
Independent artists managing their own releases
You do not have a team yet. The tracker helps you see what a release actually earned, what it cost, and whether there is anything left.
Expectations
What to expect after purchase.
After checkout you receive immediate access to the MMT Release Tracker as a downloadable spreadsheet file. It works in Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets.
You will need to enter your own figures. The tracker does the arithmetic and produces a summary, but it does not pull data from any external source. The output is only as accurate as the numbers you put in.
This is a project finance tracker designed for release level accounting in the music industry. It is not certified accounting software and does not constitute legal, tax, or financial advice. If you need professional accounting or legal guidance, please consult a qualified adviser.
Disclaimer: The MMT Release Tracker is a project finance tracking tool, not certified accounting software. It does not provide legal, tax, or financial advice. Consult a qualified professional for formal accounting or legal matters. Music Money Tracker Ltd accepts no liability for decisions made using figures produced by this tracker.
Pricing
Built to save you hours of manual release accounting.
£30.00GBP
One-off payment. No subscription. No recurring fees.
- Full release finance tracker spreadsheet
- Works in Excel and Google Sheets
- Income, costs, recoupment, and payable summary
- Dashboard with clear totals and recoupment position.
- One release period per tracker (buy additional copies as needed)
- Immediate access after purchase
At checkout you will be asked to confirm: "I agree to receive immediate access to the MMT Release Tracker and understand that once access is provided, I lose my 14 day right to cancel for a change of mind, except where the product is faulty, not as described, or cannot be accessed."
The MMT Release Tracker is a project finance tracker, not certified accounting software. It does not constitute legal, tax, or financial advice.
Need more help?
Want the numbers checked or set up for you?
The tracker works on its own. But if you want help setting it up, or want someone to do the whole statement, we offer that too.
Setup Assist
£99We set up the tracker for your release: enter your income sources, configure cost categories, and prepare the spreadsheet so it is ready for you to use. You fill in the figures; we handle the structure.
Enquire about Setup AssistDone For You Statement
From £249 per release statementWe take your raw data, receipts, and distributor reports and produce a completed release statement for one release period. You review and approve; we do the work.
Enquire about Done For YouOngoing Support
Contact usRegular release accounting support for labels and management companies handling multiple releases. Pricing depends on volume and frequency.
Get in touchApp Early Access
Coming soonWe are building an app version of the tracker. Join the waitlist and we will let you know when it is ready. No commitment, no payment until launch.
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MMT Release Tracker
£30.00 · one-off