Jamendo Omdömen 

Bonjour,
Je suis inscrit chez Jamendo sous le nom d'Alain Coudert depuis 6 ans. J'ai déposé 69 musiques (non chantées). A ce jour : 64 482 écoutes.
Lors du 1er dépassement de 1000 écoutes d'une musique (2021) je me suis déclaré à la SACEM pour quelques unes. Depuis ce jour mon compte est resté bloqué à 1,5$ et les musiques déposées à la Sacem sont systématiquement refusées pour les diffusions.
En 2025, je me suis enlevé de la SACEM. Le compte n'a pas bougé. C'est vraiment dommage pour les artistes et les auditeurs.
Je reste car beaucoup de musiques sont écoutées et beaucoup sont téléchargées, c'est ce que veulent les compositeurs...
Je pense que nous aurions besoin de plus de clarté de la part de l'administration de Jamendo qui ne répond jamais.

like many here, i have not been paid for well over a year. AVOID THESE JOKERS

**One year without royalties — and no response from Jamendo**

I have been a Jamendo artist for years, and I have always expected the platform to handle royalty payments properly.

Unfortunately, I have now been waiting for my royalties for approximately one year.

I contacted Jamendo Support twice to ask for an explanation and to find out when the outstanding payments would be made. I received **no response whatsoever** to either message.

This is not a minor delay. When an artist's earnings remain unpaid for such a long period, the very least one should expect is a clear explanation and a realistic payment date.

What is particularly disappointing is the complete lack of communication. If there is a financial, administrative, or technical problem affecting payments, Jamendo should be transparent about it and communicate directly with the artists concerned.

I would strongly advise other artists to carefully consider this situation before relying on Jamendo for royalty income.

After years on the platform, this is an extremely disappointing experience and has seriously damaged my trust in Jamendo.

**1 star. Avoid this platform.**

I have been waiting almost **7 months for royalties I am owed**. Every time I contact Jamendo, I get the same meaningless response: *“the relevant team is aware,” “we are following up internally,” “your payment will be honored.”*

Still no payment. Still no payment date.

I make my living from music. This is not acceptable. Artists should not have to **beg for money they have already earned**.

After months of being ignored and repeatedly delayed, I am now taking legal action to recover my money.

**Think twice before trusting Jamendo with your royalties.**

I was planning to write a detailed message, but I see that my fellow musicians have already said everything that needs to be said. I'll just add that I've already left two reviews on Jamendo — a 5-star one in 2023 and a 1-star one in 2024. I've actually been working with Jamendo since 2015.

Based on circumstantial evidence, they seem to be selling tracks under the table — I keep coming across licenses held by clients that never show up in any reports. The client has a license in hand, but there's no record of the sale in the reports, and consequently no royalties accrued either.

And as for what happens with payments — it's an absolute nightmare. You have to wait six months or even longer. I'm still waiting for a response from them clarifying the royalties for a compilation they released without my consent — since 2024 they've been promising to provide a sales report. Dozens of inquiries, and all I get in return is one answer: "soon, soon." I've been waiting for two years!

On top of that, I'm currently waiting for a regular payout that I requested back in May — instead, all we get from Jamendo are excuses.

To any newcomers: I strongly recommend steering clear of these fraudsters.

I am an artist who used to get paid; for over a year now, I have been chasing payment but receiving misleading answers.They no longer pay artists

i have not received my payment after requesting it two months ago

En tant qu'artiste nous avons eu de bonnes années avec Jamendo mais depuis quelques années les paiements sont fait dans des délais aléatoires... et maintenant j'attends un paiment depuis presque un an, et malgré de multiples mails on n'a que des réponses génériques et aucun paiment à l'horizon, alors qu'ils continuent à encaisser l'argent.. honteux !

Hello. It is important to be aware that Jamendo operates in a manner consistent with fraudulent practices. They withhold and conceal authors' earnings, including revenue from license sales, Adobe partnerships, Adrev, streaming services, and radio broadcasts. When Content ID disputes arise with clients, they instruct authors to resolve these issues by presenting licenses that are not actually associated with the authors' accounts, all while claiming that their system is transitioning to a new platform — this is misleading and should not be trusted.

I have contacted all of their third-party partners, who confirmed that all payments are remitted in accordance with their respective agreements — meaning that Jamendo receives all funds into their own accounts and subsequently fails to disclose or distribute these earnings to the rightful rights holders.

I also wish to caution all authors: even if you have successfully requested the removal of your music from Content ID, this does not guarantee that your rights are protected. You must actively monitor claims on your tracks via YouTube, as Jamendo has been known to switch Content ID providers and rename your tracks (which constitutes a violation of the moral right to the integrity of the work) in order to continue collecting royalties on your behalf.

This has already occurred with Identifyy; I cannot confirm whether similar practices exist with other partners, but I urge everyone to verify everything independently, as their methods are deceptive and constitute unauthorized use of your music.

By failing to fulfill their core obligations — including the payment of royalties, license fees, and distributions — Jamendo has materially breached the terms of the agreement. Consequently, the contract may be considered terminated or void, as they are not performing their duties in good faith, are engaging in deceit, and are intentionally misrepresenting the terms.

I urge all authors to demand their rightful earnings and to actively defend their rights. Let's join forces and file a class action lawsuit.

Bonjour,

apres plus de 10 années sur le site Jamendo Music, en tant qu’”artiste”, j’ai décidé de m’en
aller, et de supprimer les 50 titres de chansons et musiques éléctro que j’y avait déposé.

Le site était super au début, personne ne t’ennuyait, du déposait tes morceaux, quand tu
voulait.

J’ai jamais eu des milliers d’écoutes, mais au fils des ans, ça augmentait.

Aujourd’hui, ils ont décidés, qu’il fallait obligatoirement prendre la license Jamendo, pour
déposé des titres!

Bon j’ai lu 3 fois leur license, (en anglais, bien sur.

Si j’ai tout compris, cette license, leur donne droit sur tous tes titres, ils en font ce qu’ils
veulent, vendre pour de la pub, pour ascenseur, pour jeux videos, etc, etc…

ils ont droit sur tes tritres a vie, si j’ai bien compris,.

Moi au début j’était sur le site juste pour que des gens comme vous et moi écoute ma
musique, pas pour la vendre.

Le site s’en va dans une direction commercial, vendre a tout prix

Qu’il laisse les “artistes qui ne veulent pas de license tranquille, et ceux qui veulent vendre
leurs musique qu’ils prennent la license.

Bon c’est dommage, le site était sympa, facile a utilisé,on découvrait plein d’artiste.

On va l’oublié.

L’avenir nous dira, si ils on eu raison de changer de politique.

Jamendo used to be a great website, but unfortunately, musicians should absolutely not work with them right now. I have been waiting for my payout for over a year now, and about $900 has accumulated in my account. The support team does nothing but reply with standard templates.

I been using this platform for over 3 years, the platform pushed my music to over millions of people which is very cool, I got paid yesterday by the platforms, the payments sometimes it takes months but they always keep their words and pay, the support teams will not leave you unanswered that's why I give 4 stars, they keep their words on paying artists so I give 4 stars, if the payment is on time I will come back and give 5 stars review, thank you the team for always been supportive ! :D

Bin seit 14 Jahren bei JAMENDO mit ca. 10 Millionen Streams und über 500 Tsd. Downloads. Leider werden seit einem Jahr keine Umsätze mehr ausbezahlt. Regelmäßige Anfragen zum Zahlungsstatus werden immer nur mit "Geduld haben" beantwortet. Außerdem sind die Statistiken zu den Umsätzen nicht nachvollziehbar, weil nicht sichtbar. Bin sehr, sehr enttäuscht...

Yes they don't pay royalties to artists anymore and I only get different explanations everytime i contact them. What is going on with jamendo are they scamming artists and keep all royalties for themselves and move the money to some shady bank somewhere!?

Don’t buy from these they don’t pay their contributors.

I’ve been waiting for over a year for my payment, which should come the next month after asking for it once I reached the threshold.
After numerous emails saying “  I wish to extend my apologies for the delay you have experienced. This payment request is a high priority case as we speak and it will be honoured as we have done in the past “ still nothing.
But they keep selling my music and they get paid for it but don’t pass it on to me. Even though they get 70% of the fee anyway.
Avoid Avoid Avoid

ARTISTS AND CUSTOMERS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE USING JAMENDO.COM

I have been an artist on Jamendo since 2007. There have been serious problems with royalty reporting and payments on Jamendo throughout the years, with the biggest issues around 2011/2012 when I already considered leaving the platform. At the time, artists were repeatedly given explanations about accounting backlogs, internal processing issues, and promises that new systems and processes would resolve the situation. Unfortunately, what has been happening since 2025 is by far the worst situation I have experienced and ultimately forced me to remove my music from the platform entirely.

Since December 2023, my "Jamendo stream licensing revenue share" reporting has stopped updating, meaning a substantial amount of revenue has neither been reported nor paid.

What concerns me even more is that after removing my music and receiving confirmation from customer support that my tracks had been removed from Jamendo Licensing, the tracks still remain publicly accessible and fully licensable through direct Jamendo Licensing URLs. The tracks had only been removed from search results.

I am still able to access the licensing pages directly, add tracks to the cart, and proceed through checkout despite support confirming the content had supposedly been removed from licensing. Customer support then attempted to explain this as a Google caching/indexing issue, even though these are direct platform URLs accessed independently of Google. At every stage there always seems to be another explanation, delay, or technical issue instead of the underlying problems actually being resolved.

What I find particularly frustrating is that Jamendo markets itself to customers as a platform that fairly supports artists and shares revenues with them, while artists themselves are left with unpaid years worth of royalties and reporting alongside repeated generic explanations.

Given the scale of reporting delays and the lack of transparency surrounding royalty processing, I believe the platform's reporting and revenue-sharing practices require independent review and for someone to finally take accountability.

Based on my experience, I would strongly advise artists not to sign up to Jamendo. I would also strongly recommend carefully studying their terms and conditions to fully understand what rights you have granted.

I will continue documenting and sharing my experience publicly, and will consider further legal action should my stream revenue remain unpaid and my tracks continue to remain accessible despite removal requests and confirmations from support. If other artists are experiencing similar issues, please report here or feel free to reach out.

Cómo artista es un robo. Hasta hace poco pagaban las licencias. Ahora llevo más de un año desde que pedí el último cobro. Así que retiraré toda mi música para evitar que sigan aprovechándose de ella.

I unfortunately have been uploading to Jamendo for years, and have always had a lot of problems getting my royalties paid to me. I’m now once again in the same position and I strongly caution any artist against working with them. You won’t get your money. This is a fraudulent business.

I have been an active artist on Jamendo for years with millions of listens across my catalog. Since June 18, 2025 over nine months ago I have received zero payment updates, zero royalty statements, and zero meaningful communication about money owed to me.
This is not a technical glitch. This is a pattern. Hundreds of artists are reporting the same thing. Royalties sitting in pending indefinitely, vague responses, excuses about system migrations, and silence. Jamendo is collecting licensing revenue off our music while we wait with nothing.
I have now sent a formal breach of contract notice demanding a full royalty statement, an explanation, and immediate payment within 14 days. If that is not met, I will be pursuing legal options and filing complaints with the relevant consumer and creative rights authorities.
To any artist considering Jamendo do your research before uploading. To Jamendo I expect a response.

Es mejor poner musica desde un pendrive, Es pésimo el servicio toda la música se repite todos los dias a la misma hora la lista ambiente de compras esta llena de artistas que aun nadie conoce y de poco éxito la lista musica 2010 es pésima y la lista new es aun peor sin hablar que en su mayoría es música en habla inglesa la cual podia variar con el español. Conclusión no cotrateis este servicio. Llevo 4 meses y me estoy volviendo loco de oir lo mismo