Rapture Newsroom https://rapturemusic.co/newsroom Amapiano, African music, and independent industry news — from Rapture Music Group. en © Rapture Music Group Thu, 21 May 2026 12:42:56 GMT Astro How royalty splits actually work on Rapture https://rapturemusic.co/newsroom/how-royalty-splits-work https://rapturemusic.co/newsroom/how-royalty-splits-work Thu, 21 May 2026 12:42:56 GMT support@rapturemusic.co (Rapture Engineering) Product A walkthrough of how we model collaborator splits, why we pay automatically, and what that means for collaborators who used to wait months. The case for performance-based label deals https://rapturemusic.co/newsroom/performance-based-label-deals https://rapturemusic.co/newsroom/performance-based-label-deals Thu, 21 May 2026 12:42:56 GMT support@rapturemusic.co (Rapture Editorial) Opinion Traditional label deals are built around recoupment — a model that punishes artists who under-perform and undervalues those who over-perform. Here is what we think replaces them.