Rights & Royalties

SoundExchange

The United States body that pays performers and master owners for digital radio.

Covers non interactive services such as satellite and internet radio. Money sits unclaimed for many independent artists who never registered as a performer and a rights owner.

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More rights & royalties terms

  • Masters

    The rights in a specific recording of a track.

  • Publishing

    The rights in the composition, melody, chords, lyrics, arrangement.

  • Royalties

    Payments earned each time your music is streamed, sold, played or licensed.

  • PRO / Collecting society

    Organisation that collects performance royalties for songwriters.

  • Neighbouring rights

    Royalties for performers and master owners when a recording is broadcast.

  • Split sheet

    A written agreement of who wrote what percentage of a track.