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  1. Collect your publishing royalties worldwide, without losing your rights. Songtrust empowers creators to own their music with song monitoring, song registration, and global publishing royalty collection, as well as music publishing education for a successful career.

    • Estimate My Royalties

      Songtrust Isn't Out to Own Your Music. Songtrust monitors,...

    • Why Songtrust

      Songtrust provides musicians and other rightsholders with...

    • Pricing

      The long answer is explained in-depth here, but basically...

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    • Blog

      Songtrust Blog: The latest in music publishing news and...

    • Resource Center

      Songtrust collects from a wide range of revenue sources that...

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    • Mechanical Royalties

      Does Songtrust Collect Mechanical Royalties? Yes! Songtrust...

  2. The long answer is explained in-depth here, but basically amounts to the fact that your PRO is only responsible to collect performance royalties in your territory or country, meaning you’re leaving your international and mechanical royalties on the table. Suffice it to say it involves registering your song repeatedly in more 215 countries and territories, collecting an entirely different ...

  3. Songtrust has direct relationships with 65 pay sources, allowing us to collect and maximize performance, mechanical, and micro-sync royalties from 98% of the world's music market. Download our Global Royalty Network List to see which types of royalties Songtrust collects from each global pay source. “Collecting [international] mechanical ...

    • Making Sense of Mechanical Royalties
    • A Pay Sources Primer
    • Get Paid For Performance Royalties
    • Wrapping Up Royalties

    Before the advent of streaming services, mechanical royaltieswere largely paid by record labels and collected by music publishers. Generally speaking, mechanical royalties are generated when your song is reproduced in any way, from physical CDs, LPs, and cassettes to digital downloads. Your record label or distributor is responsible for securing th...

    While physical music products may have dominated the marketplace decades ago — and earned mechanical royalties for every unit sold — the primary source of today’s mechanical royalties is streaming. There are two types of music streaming services: interactive (Spotify, Apple Music), where the user chooses what music is played; and non-interactive (P...

    Performance royalties are generated by live performances, terrestrial (FM/AM) radio play, TV/film/advertising usage, and streams (both interactive and non-interactive). These royalties are collected and paid out by a songwriter’s Performing Rights Organization (PRO) or Collective Management Organization (CMO). PROs and CMOs license the songs in the...

    The music industry can be overwhelming and confusing to both new and experienced songwriters. Having a system in place to check your revenue streams is vital. Be sure to keep track of where your songs are being used, make sure you’re affiliated with your local collection society, and have your publisher or publishing administrator collect your glob...

  4. Songtrust is not a Performing Rights Organizaton (PRO). It’s a publishing administrator that provides publishing administration services, such as song registration and collects earned publishing royalties on behalf of our songwriters. We were founded to offer top-notch rights management tools and collection services to music creators and ...

  5. Songtrust charges a 15% commission on any performance, mechanical, or micro-sync royalties we collect on behalf of your publisher’s share. Your writer’s share should come directly from your PRO. A diagram explaining what Songtrust collects and charges a commission for can be found here. Songtrust does not charge clients any fees for ...

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  7. Mar 3, 2020 · Get an in-depth look at what Songtrust does, who we work with, and how we make global music publishing administration easy for DIY creators. Get started wit...

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