# Cancelling your distribution plan

What happens to your releases if you cancel: the 30-day grace period, Catalog Mode, Keep-Live, and takedowns.

Source: https://notnoise.co/documentation/cancelling-distribution-plan

Last updated: 2026-06-12

## The short version

Your releases stay live while your paid plan is active. If you cancel, nothing is taken down immediately: a 30-day grace period starts, your music stays live, and you choose what happens next.

> **Heads up:** Cancelling your subscription is not the same as requesting a takedown. Cancelling starts the grace period; a takedown is a separate action you trigger per release, at any time, from your catalog.

## While your plan is active

- Your releases stay live in the stores.

- You keep 100% of the net royalties NotNoise receives for standard streaming and download services. "Net royalties" means what actually reaches NotNoise: stores, payment processors, taxes, and distribution partners may deduct their own fees first.

## When you cancel

Cancellation takes effect at the end of the billing period you have paid for. After that, the 30-day grace period begins:

- Your music stays live during the grace period.

- You can reactivate at any time and pick up exactly where you left off.

- NotNoise reminds you before the grace period runs out.

> **Heads up:** The grace period can be shortened, removed, or bypassed in specific cases, such as partner requirements or fraud risk. The Distribution Terms list the exceptions.

## Your options before the grace period ends

1. **Reactivate your plan.** Everything continues as before, including your 100% net royalty share and the ability to distribute new releases.

1. **Move into Catalog Mode, if eligible.** Your existing releases stay live with no subscription fee, and the royalty split changes to 85/15: you receive 85% of net royalties and NotNoise retains 15% as a catalog administration fee. Catalog Mode covers your existing catalog only; distributing new releases requires an active paid plan. If your catalog is still eligible when the grace period ends, NotNoise may place it into Catalog Mode automatically instead of taking it down.

1. **Pay the Keep-Live Fee.** Keep a limited number of your existing releases live at your full 100% net royalty share for a small yearly fee. Keep-Live covers your existing catalog; new releases still need an active paid plan. The current price is shown in your dashboard during the grace period, so you can compare it against reactivating before you decide. To set Keep-Live up, reach out to support@notnoise.co before your grace period ends.

1. **Request a takedown.** Take any release down yourself at any time from the catalog.

If the grace period ends without reactivation or Keep-Live, your eligible catalog may move into Catalog Mode; otherwise NotNoise schedules a takedown from the stores.

## How takedowns work

NotNoise sends takedown requests to every store, and each store controls its own removal timeline: usually 1 to 7 days for Spotify and Apple Music, up to 14 days for YouTube Music, and 1 to 4 weeks for smaller and regional stores.

Takedowns are irreversible from the store side. If you want the music back later, you re-distribute it as a fresh release and lose the original release date, stream counts, and playlist placements.

## Royalties after cancellation

Royalties you have already earned remain payable under the Distribution Terms, even after cancellation or takedown. Payouts run via PayPal once your balance crosses the minimum payout threshold described in the Distribution Terms.

## The fine print

This page is a plain-language summary. The Distribution Terms at notnoise.co/distribution-terms are the binding version. If your situation doesn't fit the cases above (label moves, splits, disputes, or anything unusual), email support@notnoise.co before you cancel and we'll walk through it with you.

> **Plan note:** Distribution requires an active paid plan (Pro, Max, or Team). Catalog Mode and Keep-Live exist so cancelling doesn't have to mean losing your catalog.