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What are Statement Assets?

The Assets section shows all the assets (recordings and compositions) identified in your royalty statements, along with their matching status to your catalog. This is where you review matches, fix mismatches, and ensure accurate revenue attribution. Statement Assets

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Statement Asset Extraction

When you upload royalty statements to Royaltyport, the system automatically extracts asset data and transforms it into a unified format. This normalization process handles the wide variety of statement formats from different distributors, labels, and PROs.

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The Challenge of Statement Formats

Every statement source uses different formats and field names:
SourceAsset Title FieldArtist FieldIdentifier
SpotifyTrack NameArtist NameISRC
Apple MusicContent NameArtistISRC
YouTubeAsset TitleChannelAsset ID
ASCAPWork TitleWriterISWC
BMISong TitleSongwriterWork ID
Royaltyport normalizes all these variations into a standardized internal schema.

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Unified Data Format

All statement assets are transformed to include:
FieldDescription
Asset TitleNormalized track/composition name
Asset ArtistPrimary artist or writer
Asset VersionVersion info (remix, live, etc.)
Product TitleAlbum or release name
Product ArtistAlbum artist
ISRCRecording identifier (if available)
ISWCComposition identifier (if available)
UPCProduct/album identifier (if available)

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How Extraction Works

1

Parse Statement File

The system reads the uploaded file (CSV, Excel, PDF) and identifies the data structure.
2

Map Fields

Statement columns are mapped to the unified schema based on the source/distributor template.
3

Normalize Values

Data is cleaned and standardized (e.g., trimming whitespace, normalizing case, parsing identifiers).
4

Extract Revenue Data

Revenue amounts, currencies, and periods are captured alongside asset information.
5

Deduplicate

Identical assets from the same statement are grouped to prevent duplicates.

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Asset Deduplication

Statement assets are deduplicated based on a combination of:
  • ISRC/ISWC - When identifiers match exactly
  • Asset + Artist + Product - When title, artist, and album match
  • Asset + Product - When title and album match (artist may vary)
This ensures that the same track appearing multiple times in a statement (e.g., different territories) is grouped together while preserving distinct assets.
The unified format enables consistent matching against your catalog, regardless of how the original statement was formatted.

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Assets Interface

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List View

The assets list displays:
ColumnDescription
Statement AssetAsset name from the statement
ISRC/ISWCIdentifier from statement
Matched Catalog ItemLinked catalog recording/composition
Match ConfidenceConfidence score of the match
StatusMatched or Unmatched
RevenueTotal revenue for this asset
StatementsNumber of statements containing this asset

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Filters

Narrow down your asset list using the available filters:
FilterOptionsDescription
StatusAll, Matched, UnmatchedFilter by matching status
Match TypeUPC & ISRC, UPC & Product, ISRC only, Asset & Product, Asset only, Product only, UPC only, Album onlyFilter by how the asset was matched
Match ConfidenceHigh, Medium, LowFilter by match confidence level

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Sorting

Sort your assets by:
  • Licensor Revenue (default, descending)
  • Asset Title
  • Asset Artist
  • Asset Version
  • Product Title
  • Product Artist
  • ISRC
  • UPC

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Suggestions

Unmatched assets may have Spotify suggestions available. Access suggestions via the Actions menu (three dots) → View Suggestions. A notification dot appears when suggestions are available.

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Match Summary

The summary panel shows: 
┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Asset Matching Overview             │
├─────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Total Assets:        1,245          │
│ Matched:             1,089 (87%)    │
│ Unmatched:             156 (13%)    │
│ With Suggestions:       42          │
│ Total Revenue:    $125,430.00       │
└─────────────────────────────────────┘

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Asset Actions

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Individual Actions

ActionDescription
View DetailsSee full asset information and match history
MatchManually link to a catalog item
UnmatchRemove current match
Create AssetAdd as new catalog item
IgnoreMark as intentionally unmatched

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Bulk Actions

Select multiple assets to:
  • Export - Export asset data
  • Create All - Add all selected as new catalog items

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Asset Detail View

Click on any asset to see:

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Overview Tab

  • Statement data (title, artist, identifiers)
  • Matched catalog item details
  • Match confidence breakdown

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History Tab

  • All statements containing this asset
  • Revenue by period
  • Match history and changes

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Revenue Tab

  • Revenue breakdown by source
  • Revenue by period
  • Trend charts

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Improving Match Rates

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Add Identifiers

The most reliable way to improve matching:
1

Identify Missing ISRCs

Review unmatched assets that have ISRCs in statements.
2

Update Catalog

Add these ISRCs to your catalog recordings.
3

Reprocess

Reprocess affected statements to apply new matches.

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Use Alternative Titles

For title-based matching:
1

Note Variations

Identify how asset titles appear differently in statements.
2

Add to Catalog

Add alternative titles to catalog items.

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Manual Matching

When automatic matching doesn’t find a match:

Asset Matching

Learn how to manually match assets to your catalog.

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Best Practices

Upload and process contracts before statements to build your catalog for better automatic matching.
Check unmatched assets weekly to maintain high match rates.
Focus on matching assets with the most revenue first.

Asset Matching

Manual matching and improving match accuracy.

Suggestions

Learn about Spotify-powered suggestions.

Insights

Analyze your matched statement data.