The house imprint and the album imprint can share a LabelGrid account. They cannot share a label profile. Stores print one label name per release, and that name is read from a record-label entity you already created. There is no free-text box on the release for a one-off imprint.
The name the stores display has to stay distinct from who can sign in. How royalties are attributed, once the usage files arrive, is a third problem. Display name and attribution are how LabelGrid is built. Access is still one login on every plan.
One account, many label entities
A release does not carry a label name. It points at a label. Create the imprint under Catalogue → My Labels → Add Label, then pick it when you create the release. Two releases on the same account can sit under two different imprints if both exist as labels on that account. Typing a different name onto a single release, while leaving the label entity alone, is not a path that exists.
Every release needs a label. Independent artists often use their own name, or a short imprint they invented. Labels add sub-labels for genre splits, vanity imprints, acquired catalogs, or a separate legal entity. The walkthrough is in Managing Labels.
The name that lands on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, Deezer, TIDAL and the other major stores is yours. It is not “distributed by LabelGrid”. That holds on plans built for labels, including the one-label Solo plan.
What each imprint actually holds
A second imprint is not a nickname. It is a full profile. Name, short name, logos, default genres, publishers, copyright owners. P-line and C-line. Catalog-number prefix and format, plus an ISRC registrant code. Socials. Retail toggles for Beatport, YouTube Music, YouTube Content ID, SoundCloud monetization, fingerprinting.
YouTube Music, YouTube monetization, SoundCloud monetization, ACRCloud and Audible Magic become available on a release once you enable them on the label. Beatport also needs verification by LabelGrid. Turning a store on in the Retail tab makes it available for new releases. It does not add the store to releases already in the catalog. Those still need the outlet edited and the release resubmitted.
The ℗ line credits the sound recording. The © line is a separate copyright notice, set on the label alongside it. An ISRC (ISO 3901) identifies the recording for its life, including after a sale or license; a UPC/EAN identifies the product; an ISWC identifies the song. LabelGrid collects on the recording side. Publishing administration is not offered today.
The label on a release cannot be changed once the release is created, even as a draft. Pick the right label when you create the release.
Permissions are not extra logins
LabelGrid is one login per account. Solo, Basic, Pro, Custom: one. There are no invites and no sub-users. Extra seats do not exist, and a manager cannot get a view of only some of your labels. Pro raises the label cap and the retention rate. It does not add people.
No second seat. No per-label invite. Teams that need two people in the dashboard share that one login, at the owner’s risk. The other honest option is a separate LabelGrid account per imprint, each with its own subscription. Catalogs do not combine across accounts.
A login scoped to a subset of labels does not exist on any plan, Custom included.
Run the imprints from one account
Plans start at one label, and higher tiers hold more. 7-day free trial.
See PlansPer-label royalty accounting
Stores report usage in arrears. A streaming month typically lands as a settled royalty statement one to three months later. That window is the DSP closing its period. It is not a hold LabelGrid adds. Once the file is in, LabelGrid processes it, the statement appears under Royalties → Statements, and payout follows on the next billing cycle. There is currently no minimum payout threshold.
The account is paid as one account. Per-imprint totals live in the data, not in a second bank transfer. The royalty CSV includes a label column. Retailer, territory, UPC and ISRC sit on the same row as gross, fees and net. Pivot on label and you have the imprint’s period. Filter the catalog the same way. The export walkthrough is in Exporting royalty statements to CSV, and the product view is royalty accounting.
Paying the roster is a second layer, and it is not on Solo. Basic and above include automated royalty splits and Artist Payouts. When DSP earnings arrive, LabelGrid credits each artist’s ledger from the split on the release. You can charge an advance against that ledger. Marketing and production costs go there too. Generate monthly or quarterly statements, then record the payment you actually send. Artist Payouts is that record. It does not wire the money for you.
Retention is plan-scoped. Solo and Basic keep 85% of standard DSP earnings. Pro keeps 90%. UGC and Content ID earnings keep 80% on every plan, including Custom and API. The two fees do not compound: neither is taken from what is left after the other. The CSV fee columns follow the statement.
How many imprints fit
A label slot is occupied only when that label has at least one release live on a DSP. A draft imprint does not consume the limit. Taking every release down frees the slot.
- Solo: 1 active label, 100 tracks
- Basic: 3 labels, 200 tracks, plus splits and Artist Payouts
- Pro: 5 labels, 500 tracks, 90% retention on standard DSP earnings
- Custom Distribution: 50 labels and 2,000 tracks at the published $999/year entry point
API plans start at 5 labels on Starter. Extra label packs exist on API plans only. Self-serve plans have no label-pack add-on, so more labels means an upgrade. Artists are not metered on any plan.
If you are building a company that resells distribution to other labels, stacking imprints on a self-serve account is the wrong shape. That path is on For Distributors. Current limits and prices sit on pricing.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I run multiple record labels on one distribution account?
Yes. On LabelGrid each imprint is a record-label entity on the account. Create it under Catalogue, My Labels, then assign releases to it. Solo includes 1 active label. Basic includes 3, Pro 5, Custom Distribution 50 at the published entry point. A slot is occupied only by a label that has at least one release live on a DSP.
Can I give a label manager access to only one imprint?
No. LabelGrid is one login per account on every plan, including Pro and Custom. There are no invites or sub-users, and no per-label seats. Teams either share that login (at the owner’s risk) or run a separate account per imprint, with no combined catalog view. A login scoped to some labels is not available on any plan, Custom included.
How does per-label royalty accounting work?
Platforms pay LabelGrid; LabelGrid processes the reports and pays your account. Per-imprint totals live in the data. The royalty CSV includes a label column, so you can pivot a period by imprint, retailer, territory, UPC and ISRC. LabelGrid pays the account monthly after DSP files arrive (usually one to three months after the streaming month). Artist-level splits and Artist Payouts (ledgers, expenses, statements, recorded payments) are on Basic and above, not Solo.
How many labels can I have on LabelGrid?
Plan defaults: Solo 1, Basic 3, Pro 5, Custom Distribution 50. API plans start at 5 labels on Starter API. Extra label packs are an API add-on only. Self-serve plans have no label-pack add-on, so more labels means an upgrade. Artists are unlimited on every plan.
Do I need a new LabelGrid account for a sub-label?
No, if you still have a free label slot. Create the sub-label on the same account and assign new releases to it. Use a separate account only when you want a separate login and subscription, and accept that catalogs do not combine across accounts.
Getting started
Open app.labelgrid.com, go to Catalogue → My Labels, and add the imprint before you create the release. The wizard steps are in Creating a Label. Check the label slot on your plan first so the second imprint is allowed to go live.
