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ArticleHow Music Royalties Actually WorkRoyalties follow rights and metadata. A plain-language map of recording and publishing income, who collects each one, and where artists lose money they already earned.
GlossaryUnclaimed (Unmatched) RoyaltiesRoyalties that a collection organization cannot match to a rights holder, usually because of missing or inconsistent metadata or registrations.
ArticleMetadata: Why It Decides Whether You Get PaidMetadata is the information that connects a stream or a broadcast to the people owed money. Here is what to get right before release.
ArticleWho Actually Owns a Song?A recorded song is usually two different copyrights with two different owners. Here is how to tell who owns what before money, contracts or collaborators get involved.
ArticleWhat Does a Music Distributor Actually Do?Distribution is delivery, not ownership. What a distributor does, what it usually does not do, and how to compare options.
ArticleIndependent Artist Revenue StreamsStreaming is revenue, not the entire business. A map of the ways independent artists earn, and how to decide which to build first.
ArticleMaster Rights vs. Publishing RightsMasters and publishing are the two sides of every recorded song. Here is what each one covers, who usually controls it and how each earns.
ArticleBefore You Sign Anything: The Questions to AskA plain-language checklist of questions every independent artist should be able to answer about an agreement before signing it.
GlossaryAdvanceMoney paid to an artist before royalties are earned. Advances are often recoupable, meaning they are repaid from the artist’s future royalties before the artist receives further pa
GlossaryCue SheetA document listing the music used in a film or television production, including timing and rights holders. Performance rights organizations use cue sheets to distribute royalties.
GlossaryInteractive StreamingOn-demand streaming where the listener chooses what to play. Interactive streams generally generate recording revenue plus publishing performance and mechanical royalties.
GlossaryNon-Interactive StreamingRadio-style digital streaming where the listener does not choose specific songs on demand. In the U.S., certain digital performances of recordings on these services generate royalt
GlossaryPRO (Performance Rights Organization)An organization that licenses public performance of compositions and distributes performance royalties to writers and publishers. U.S. examples include ASCAP, BMI, SESAC and GMR.
GlossaryPublishing AdministratorA company that registers compositions and collects publishing royalties on a writer’s behalf for a fee, typically without taking ownership of the songs.
GlossaryRecoupmentThe process of a company recovering advances and certain costs from an artist’s royalties before the artist receives further payment. Which costs are recoupable depends on the cont
GlossarySoundExchangeThe U.S. organization designated to collect and distribute royalties for certain digital performances of sound recordings, such as on satellite and internet radio, to rights owners
GlossaryThe MLC (Mechanical Licensing Collective)The U.S. organization that administers the blanket mechanical license for digital audio services under the Music Modernization Act, collecting and distributing digital mechanical r