Royalties
Payments made to songwriters and publishers for the use of their musical compositions across various channels. Royalties in music publishing include mechanical royalties (for reproduction), performance royalties (for public performance), sync fees (for use in media), and print royalties (for sheet music). They can be paid per-use or under blanket license arrangements.
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How Performance Royalties Work: A Deep Dive for Independent Artists
Performance royalties explained - a practical FAQ for independent artists who want to stop leaving money on the table. This guide lays out who gets paid for compositions versus recordings, which collecting societies handle each right, and the exact registration and metadata steps (ISWC, ISRC, IPI) you need to ensure plays are matched and paid.
How to Calculate the Royalties You're Owed From Streams and Broadcasts
If you need to know how to calculate music royalties from streams and broadcasts, this guide gives the step-by-step formulas and real examples you can apply to your songs, playlists, and catalogs. You will learn to separate master, mechanical, and performance income, pull the exact inputs from DSP and collection society reports, and convert streams and audience impressions into expected dollar amounts across major territories.
Every Way to Earn Music Royalties as an Independent Artist
As an independent artist, understanding the different ways to earn music royalties separates missed income from real revenue. This checklist walks through eight distinct royalty streams, who collects them, realistic earning examples, and three concrete steps to start collecting each one, with international registration tips and services to compare.
Why Your Music Distribution Royalties Don't Match Your Streams
If your streams look healthy but the money never arrives, you are facing music distribution royalties not paid, a common and solvable problem for independent artists and small labels. This article explains why stream counts do not equal payable royalties, offers a practical step-by-step audit you can run in Spotify for Artists, Apple Music for Artists and your distributor dashboard, and shows who to contact and how to recover unpaid royalties.
CD Baby Pro vs UniteSync: Which Collects Your Publishing Royalties?
Navigating the complex world of music publishing royalties can be daunting for independent artists and songwriters. This article will clarify the key differences between CD Baby Pro and UniteSync, helping you understand which service is best suited to collect your valuable composition royalties in the context of a CD Baby review.
How to Find Unclaimed Mechanical Royalties: MLC & Stream Royalties Guide
Unclaimed mechanical royalties are common for artists releasing music on streaming platforms. This guide explains how to identify and claim these earnings, focusing on the MLC and global collection societies for songwriters and publishers.
How to check for unclaimed music royalties — find unclaimed royalty info
Discover how to find unclaimed music royalties owed to you from streams, radio plays, and public performances. UniteSync helps independent artists navigate global collection societies to ensure you collect all the payments you're entitled to.
You're Probably Leaving Publishing Royalties on the Table Right Now
If you have streaming income but feel shortchanged, you are probably not collecting publishing royalties you have earned. This post gives a compact two-hour self audit to pinpoint registration, split and metadata errors, plus a clear recovery plan that shows when to chase claims yourself and when to hire a publishing administrator.
Millions in Music Royalties Go Unclaimed Every Year — Is Yours One of Them?
Millions sit in accounts labeled unclaimed music royalties each year because bad metadata, split errors, and cross-border gaps hide rightful owners from collecting societies and platforms. This article shows exactly where to look, the databases and documents that matter, and a short audit you can run in an afternoon — plus realistic choices for DIY recovery or using a specialist.