Music Publishing

Music publishing is about managing and monetizing the rights to your music, ensuring you get paid whenever it’s used, performed, or sold. As a songwriter or composer, you own copyrights to your work, which entitles you to royalties across various income streams. There are two main types of royalties: performance royalties, earned when your music is played publicly (like on radio or in venues), and mechanical royalties, earned from physical or digital sales and streams.

To collect these, you can partner with a publishing company or sign up with a Performance Rights Organization (PRO), like ASCAP, BMI, or PRS, which monitor and collect royalties for artists. Some services, like Songtrust, help independent artists manage their publishing rights globally. Having music publishing set up is crucial for earning consistent revenue from all the ways your music is used worldwide.