Updates on DistroKid's tax withholding controversy
This is a follow-up of my previous post about DistroKid , regarding a recent controversy of lacking transparency on a newly introduced tax withholding practice, resulted in some, but not all, DistroKid users receiving royalties less than requested without proper explanation. A Brazillian YouTuber Dan Vasc published a video " I WAS ROBBED | DistroKid Steals Money From Musicians " in May, explaining in details how he received his royalties $3,000 short from DistroKid and how DistroKid responded to his enquires. After the video went viral, Dan posted a comment on his video saying that DistroKid has returned his money and he will post another video for the details about this. Dan posted this follow-up video, DISTROKID Returned My Money... But I Won't Keep It , two days ago, on 29 Jun 2020. In the video, Dan mentioned that he has tried getting in touch with DistroKid and the Founder/CEO, Philip Kaplan, a few weeks before his previous video, but nothing was replied. However, a