Can I register a song made on a leased beat, and what happens when it passes the stream cap?

Yes, you can register your share of the song, but the lease sets the producer’s share, and what happens past the stream cap depends on that contract. Whether the song can go out at all is covered in our guide to samples and leased beats on DistroKid.

On a lease, the producer keeps the beat. BeatStars’ license FAQ says a non-exclusive license lets you release new music “based on the terms” the producer set, including streaming limits and performance rights. Each producer writes their own.

At a PRO you register the composition, and the producer wrote part of it: the beat’s music. ASCAP says a producer who contributed to the composition can be credited as a writer, and your registration should match “the agreement you have in place.” Register the publishing split in your lease, with the producer as co-writer. If the lease is silent, ask first. What a split covers is its own question.

Skip Content ID. YouTube’s rules exclude music “licensed, but without exclusivity,” and the producer can keep selling the same beat to anyone.

The cap is a contract term. BeatStars’ template has slots for “Monetized audio streams allowed” and how long the license lasts, but no site-wide rule for going over. Your lease’s limit and term clauses decide. If they’re silent, you need a new deal with the producer, like a bigger lease or the exclusive.