Sound Recording Royalties for Ty Dolla $ign

For years, Ty Dolla $ign was the voice other stars called when a song needed a hook. In October 2020, he made that the whole idea of an album. Featuring Ty Dolla $ign put Ty in the lead and brought in Post Malone, Nicki Minaj, Kanye West, Kid Cudi, Roddy Ricch, Kehlani, Future, and Young Thug as his guests. It debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 with 44,000 units in its first week, the first top-ten album of his career.

Six years later, those songs are still playing in 230 countries and territories. Streaming brings in 88% of the last twelve months of earnings. Apple Music is the largest payer at 43% of the last 12 months (LTM), and that income has held nearly flat over the past year, with Spotify next at 31%. The United States makes up 65% of earnings, with the United Kingdom, Canada, Japan and Australia leading the rest.

“Spicy,” Ty’s collaboration with Post Malone, carries the catalog at 45% of LTM, and together with “By Yourself,” the top two songs earn 60%. The song’s reach goes beyond streaming: it has become a regular in Peloton workouts, and fitness and dance apps pay royalties of their own. Those fitness payments have come down from last year’s high, and together with lower Spotify income, they leave earnings about 16% below the prior twelve months. Elsewhere, the catalog is holding up: “By Yourself” with Jhené Aiko and Mustard has barely slowed, and “Expensive” with Nicki Minaj is earning more than it did a year ago.

Since its release, the album has paid more than $51,000 in royalties on these recordings, and the rights run for the life of the songs. This is a top-five album packed with some of the biggest names of its era, and it is still finding listeners in nearly every country on earth.

Ty Dolla $ign is a Los Angeles singer, songwriter, and producer with two Billboard Hot 100 No. 1s and one of the most requested featured vocalists in rap and pop. His third album, Featuring Ty Dolla $ign (2020, Atlantic Records), puts him in the lead. It reached No. 2 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and No. 5 in Canada, and Pitchfork wrote that it “cements his legacy as a singular, eminent artist.”

The singles lead the catalog. “Spicy” with Post Malone peaked at No. 53 on the Hot 100 and No. 29 in Canada, went Platinum in New Zealand, and came with a Western-themed video narrated by Snoop Dogg. “Expensive” with Nicki Minaj reached No. 83 on the Hot 100. “By Yourself” with Jhené Aiko and Mustard went to urban radio in 2021, followed by a remix with Bryson Tiller.

The rest of the catalog features Kanye West, Anderson.Paak, Thundercat, Kid Cudi, Roddy Ricch, Kehlani, Future, Young Thug, Quavo, Lil Durk, Gunna, Big Sean, Musiq Soulchild, and 6LACK.

Earnings Note. The 2H2023 spike of approximately $43,500 is from royalties earned between the album’s October 2020 release and 2023, which Warner Music Group reported together in a single statement period. Earnings from 2024 onward show the catalog’s regular semi-annual royalties.