I was pretty disappointed! Do you think the demos should be registered with songtrust beforehand, or does that put them in the public domain and therefore messes up any idea of exclusivity? I think unless you go out of your way to contact them they don’t care, they never sent me anything or have followed even one time. But thanks for the advice about submitting tracks directly with the library. I actually sent an email to them same time i posted my comment. To me you have a pretty good knowledge of the complex world of music publishing, licensing and royalties. I’m told that you can sign up if you’re already affiliated with the PRO in your home area, which in your case is APRA. This, for me, is a deal breaker because I expect Songtrust to be passive, having so many other songwriters. The thing on my cdbaby account summary sometimes says “a sale” but if you click on the details it’s shows a “stream”. My pleasure! I think how far they can go back depends on the PRO, but 6 months is almost certainly safe. I’ve been reading like crazy about this to make up mind what I should do. No mistake! MCPS is £100 and the commission rate is much lower than this – my PRS performance royalties are 0% commission and they pay me directly to my bank account free of charge. Maybe what I did was overkill, but we’ll see. Although I use Stem for distribution and song splits, I typically still register the song with Songtrust. Imagine my shock when I logged in a few months later and saw a NEGATIVE BALANCE of $305.05!!!!!!!!! I wouldn’t sign up with Songtrust just yet. What's the Difference Between Songtrust and Audiam? Remember TAXI, I think they helped a lot of people but I could never afford them. Turns out it’s $36 per year if you want to be able to schedule your release dates — and who wouldn’t? I’ve received $789 of that to date, $467 of which is US performance royalties that I would’ve collected through ASCAP anyway. Songtrust doesn’t have any sort of separate registration for publisher accounts. The problem is that they always show me as the songwriter but some other artist has recorded it. you pay once if your release does nothing for you, but cdbaby takes 9% of everything you earn. Also, thanks for making this the article that has helped so many (and continues to help so many!). Are you considering posting your lyrics online, and worried about them being stolen? Elligibility. As you’d probably guess, I have no idea. Looks like just another aggregator to me. The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) is a not-for-profit organization. Content ID isn’t worth the trouble IMHO, and not worth the pennies I like to let people use my music in their videos, and whitelisting the permitted URLs is a hassle. TuneCore charges a one-time $75 fee and 15% commission for publishing administration. Ecuador’s government will help on marketing and we all expect to get 20 – 25 million downloads in a month from around the world, but all royalties will go directly to help people. I’d also like to know if CDBaby allows you to charge 1,29$ per iTunes download as with Tunecore. Best, But the avenue I’m looking to, eventually, go down is music libraries. They also changed the names of two songs on at least one of my albums. Songtrust exists to help you collect the money you’re owed, but you aren’t generating any yet. I have learned that publishing is where the money comes in as far as the music industry is concerned. Why Songtrust; Who Uses Songtrust. I have my first single that I’m trying to release in the most efficient yet thorough way, which is why I ask this. You have a nice voice. Next, they’ll register an unlimited number of songs with over 45 collection societies worldwide. I’ve added both ISRC’s to our licensing document we send over monthly to HFA to make sure those works get licensed and paid out ASAP.”. Hey Brian, very informative article ! I don’t feel that my name should be used to obtain these license agreements. The key word here is “STEALING”. I don’t remember reading that Songtrust would show up on my ASCAP account as 50% publisher. Nothing wrong with that, but again… what are you expecting Songtrust to do? Can I Join if I Am Already a Member of the Harry Fox Agency (HFA)? I’ve “only” earned about $80 to date (on the writer share through ASCAP). If you browse through my articles, you’ll find plenty of lukewarm to mildly negative reviews with affiliate links. Why release through both CD Baby and TuneCore? Unless you’re getting lots of streams though, it’s not particularly urgent. Some western European countries pay more per 1,000 streams, some less…. I’m not familiar with MCPS, so I’m afraid I can’t be of much help. Can you explain the difference between Songtrust, Audiam, AdRev, and Rumblefish? I do really appreciate this dialog Brian . Songtrust showed me a recent BMI statement of one of their clients who earned about $1/song performed in a small club in New York. Relieved to know my publishing company will [most likely] remain on my songs/catalog. Hope you don’t mind, I edited down your comment to remove the form text. I’m sorry Ron, but I have no idea! Hi Brian and thanks for this post, Brilliant but as I am in Australia I have no idea whether this is a good idea for me or not. https://www.harryfox.com/publishers/...publisher.html, 4 Royalties You Are Missing, Even With a PRO | Songtrust, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ps9yTnw11Nc, Already have an account? The table below highlights the difference between Songtrust publishing and traditional publishers. The key is, with Songtrust you’re entering into an exclusive publishing ADMINISTRATION deal. The 150k streams number is assuming a 40-60 cent per 1,000 streams USA weighted steam-count on interactive streaming services(e.g. It WAS! The sign up process was very easy and I will report back with some stats/ info. I wouldn’t worry about the mix-up. Hi Brian, thank you for this article – very informative. Secondly i am in a music group and also a solo artist (for eg. That being said, it seems that for an upcoming artist or someone not yet making major moves, this is a bit of an extra headache for that 15% that is probably not going to be a lot in the beginning. One thing I am still unsure about is how to collect the mechanical royalties from YouTube. You also haven’t factored in the up-front cost of switching, or the headache! You can work with other plugging companies. Am I correct? . Hey, some info for UK writers thinking of songtrust. Submitting tracks to music library doesn’t require an aggregator. I assume TuneCore is just straight distribution and not their publishing, which would be redundant with Songtrust. It’s not like CD Baby takes a week to distribute my material. It gets much more complex as each country/pay source has their own way of operating but I’d definitely suggest checking out our Help Center where we have over 400 articles explaining the intricacies of publishing and how Songtrust operates within the space. The first thing that most young songwriters in the US hear is “you need to sign up for ASCAP or BMI to make sure you get your songwriter royalties.” I have to hand it to ASCAP and BMI’s PR departments. It has been SO easy to use and I really like the ‘pay once’ model – even though it’s a bit more up-front. You’re absolutely right. All writers have to be affiliated in order to receive their writer's share. You mentioned Songtrust and AdRev. It seems that there are a lot of artists that have something to say about this! I wrote an article comparing Audiam and AdRev awhile back, and concluded the pennies aren’t worth the hassle. We register your songs globally and collect on your behalf. I really have appreciated your feedback. Now that I’m using Symphonic for distro, I’m deciding whether do sync/content id with a company directly instead of via my distributor to avoid their extra commission. It’s important to note that if you entered into a ‘Work For Hire’ agreement where you’re paid an upfront fee for your contribution to a song, you may have given up any ownership stake on the song and would not be entitled to royalties. To my knowledge, CD Baby and other Aggregators only allow for “1” account holder on a song & only provides that one Account Holder with revenue payments and sales data. Hi JM – Thats a great question and something a lot of people get confused about. In addition to Eric, in the terms; CD Baby only stands to gain when you make sales, and 9% of nothing is nothing. Luckily, Songtrust has a network of these performing rights organisations (PROs) in North America, or collective management organisations (CMOs) in Europe. Hi Brian, It’s still way too early to say “hey where’s my royalties”. Songtrust is saying they pay the writer directly, so I’m really confused what HFA’s involvement is and how they are holding the purse strings. My understanding is that Songtrust works through HFA, and that HFA doesn’t work directly with artists. I say complex because there seem to be many hands now dipping into the music of the independent artist. The only problem is that it isn’t my song and the UPC number is not mine also. Creators Songwriters, producers and creators collect royalties globally from your songs while keeping 100 percent of the rights. As for distribution, I’ve never needed to handle splits, so I’m not sure what other options there are. Probably more like two years. You only pay once and your release is up forever. Brian Hazard is a recording artist with over twenty years of experience promoting eleven Color Theory albums, and head mastering engineer and owner of Resonance Mastering in Huntington Beach, California. Their system for tracking plays is much more advanced. We classify this a “Micro sync” License or User Generated Content license(Very similar to how Youtube pays out). ; Businesses Get complete song performance insights and new ways to collect revenue. We’re both registered with PROs as both a writer and publisher, and Songtrust collects several royalty streams that PROs don’t. If I’m registered with ASCAP as a songwriter and publisher, and I also register with Soundexchange, will that pick up all of my over-seas royalties?? Your email address will not be published. Since they’re not your songs, IMHO that’s even less an issue! channels to just copy an release my artists work. Since receiving this I replied immediately requesting confirmation of my membership cancellation. I get a reply that states: “A CD Baby Pro account with that email already exist. I’m pretty sure you can use different publishing administrators for different regions, though I’m not sure Songtrust supports it. Transferring titles using our transfer tool does not affect your credit count. Why Songtrust; Who Uses Songtrust. I’m not happy about it. Rumblefish does that too, but is mainly a music library that will license your music for super cheap. For most of us, that’s difficult if not impossible to forecast. This is tricky stuff. We are something like vevo. Let me just say thank you Brian for this informative and detailed article! I have a “Single plan” account (50 songs, $100). Songtrust works with over 50 of these pay sources so our clients only have to enter their song data once, into our platform, and we then send it out globally to all of our partners for registration. So what they are telling me is that after over a year and a half with them and several queries about this, they never bothered to check to make sure if my music was properly registered with HFA. I was thinking of signing up with either Songtrust or Tunecore’s pub admin when I saw your post. ; Creator Reps Managers and lawyers connect with the most extensive, accessible publishing network in the industry. For me, setting up a publishing company was super easy. When is the right time to join SongTrust to collect on my publishing royalties? But, I’m working with an artist who’s relatively small, but growing over time. ; Businesses Get complete song performance insights and new ways to collect revenue. Secondly, if that is the case and I am left with either TuneCore or CDBabyPro, which would you recommend for somebody who will likely not release more than a couple singles and 1 album in the foreseeable future? Don’t know how much that might influence them haha, but a good reference is better than no reference. The site stated NOTHING about charging $10 per song. Why Songtrust; Who Uses Songtrust. I may drop Songtrust. Songtrust and Tunecore Publishing are both publishing admins, so you can’t have both. Could you explain me this? Launched: 1939 This means I cannot work with another song plugging company (who may be really passionate about me) to pitch my music to TV shows, movies and commercials. https://aristake.com/?post=92. I’d be curious to know what your client’s negative experience was, because I’ve had nothing but smooth sailing with them. I just filed a Fictitious Business Name statement. So if I submit music directly to a music library, would I still have to register that music with a P.R.O. As far as I know, CD Baby doesn’t allow you to set iTunes pricing at $1.29. This can make a big difference in some cases. The breakdown is in the article. What has everyone’s experience been with each? I am literally loving these comments and your replies at my local Starbucks getting a plethora of knowledge I didn’t know. They should be able to field all your questions, and if they’re not familiar with Songtrust, that might inform your decision too. Also, I’ve already put out 12 songs, 9 this year, 32 more already scheduled to release this year, am I going to have to pay to register for each 10 songs that I decide to put out? Does anybody have information on kobalt or any experiences with them? Recently I’ve been co-writing songs with other people and have been trying to find an Aggregator (like CD Baby) that can get songs on iTunes, Spotify,etc., while still accommodating revenue splitting for Co-Writers. But then I see mention of soundexchange. ; Businesses Get complete song performance insights and new ways to collect revenue. I have read you telling a few people that they shouldn’t be in a rush to attain a publishing admin until they create a fan base and have actual royalties to collect internationally. This would also give you a little more autonomy in the industry. I’ve used Tunecore and CD Baby in the past and moved over to Distrokid a year ago as I’m realising singles every month and an album once a year – I am starting to get a litte frustrated as the more collaborations you add, the more it costs. Of course if a coffee shop has the AM/FM radio playing, and if you’re with ASCAP, you (most likely) won’t get paid when your song is played there, because ASCAP most likely won’t be conducting a survey of that radio station at that exact moment, but if the shop has Pandora or SiriusXM on (or other piped-in Muzak services), this is tracked and you will (eventually) get paid on the plays. The next year they changed their pricing structure to the current $100 plus 15% commission. Why Songtrust; Who Uses Songtrust. Yes and no respectively! You have to pay 10$ for each 10 following tracks, so it’s actually not a one time fee as with Tunecore. Tunecore spotify playlist : tunecore vs songtrust. At this stage I haven’t made money back on any of my releases – I don’t sell a lot of music yet – but I know my music is distributed and as songs are streamed and downloaded and things will only get better in that regard. they would be kind of like my internet police preventing other youtube/soundcloud etc. I’ve included a copy below. If you’re sure you’re going to keep releasing music, you might as well go ahead and join! Seems like a win/win situation for Songtrust. If you’ve already got songs registered with your PRO, they’ll pull them into their system for free. I know for a fact that I should be due a lot more than 20 cents, for example one song I own the master and publishing rights to has over 24,000 streams on Spotify alone. They haven’t changed this Terms since 2014, I guess. Songtrust and Adrev are in my mind as there’s no law in my country that protects you against copyrights infringement. pretty bad honestly…. Songtrust use a payment company called payoneer to handle payments, and charge 2% for transferring into a GBP UK account from America! I have released a few songs, and have several more in the pipeline. Songtrust look great but with 15% commission and a 2% fee to deposit funds seems a bit steep. All feedback is appreciated and thank you to everyone in advance! Is the service at-will, meaning it can be cancelled at anytime, or is there an agreed upon contractual obligation that you have to keep them as your PA? Are there any other options I overlooked? Does it require its own account, or is it part of your Songtrust writer’s account? Your email address will not be published. Most pay “zero” or .0004 etc. The site stated $100 to join, and they would take 15%. I just wanted to share my positive experience with DistroKid. So if you believe your music will sell, I’d go the first year to Tunecore, keep it there as long as it sells well, and move it to CDBaby when sales start dropping below about 100$ a year. It even says, “sale” on my accounting page but I click on the sale and it takes my to the “details” and it says it’s a “stream”. Yes, I’m 99% sure the publishing admin can collect old royalties. The way I read your description is that your payments are indeed behind thanks to HFA, and your cancellation prompted Songtrust to turn the screws on them a bit. Looks like a good service. You have to dig in to find the information, but it is there. I was hoping there was a pot of gold waiting for me when I joined Songtrust, but it was more like a jar of pennies. I don’t bother with YouTube monetization. I don’t wanna go through the hassle and $$$ of setting up a LLC vanity company just to collect my publishing. It would be lovely if Songtrust offered better and alternative payment options for non-US residents using their services. And the song they are singing isn’t remotely like mine. , but want to make sure all your international royalties are being credited. You should probably check out Stem.is. If/when you do get paid, you’ll never know if it’s because of the extra licensing submission Songtrust did on your behalf, or whether HFA simply caught up. Hence why I created a Songtrust account. I’m pretty sure you can use Songtrust for songs you’ve written for others, but I’ll ask them to clarify. If so, their work is done. This is separate from your Payoneer account and Songtrust, and must be done in your ASCAP account. Whatever distributor you used to get your songs online should be paying you. (I acknowledge you aren’t a lawyer btw!!). They only charge you to register songs if you're having them register the songs for you but you can still register your songs with ASCAP and just synch it with Songtrust for free. Though lately I’ve been testing out LANDR for distribution and am happy with them as well! They are usually from Spotify but have gotten them from other companies. Which brings me to my main question: What exactly is the relationship between Songtrust and HFA? Yes, I think CD Baby collect mechanical on downloads, but not streams. HFA is not a publishing administrator, they are a mechanical licensing agency which means they get paid by digital streaming platforms like Spotify and Apple Music to collect and account for mechanical royalties generated on those platforms. As far as copyright is concerned, since in the US you automatically are considered the copyright owner, will songtrust be able to ensure that my work is copyright protected overseas as well or would I have to copyright it formally? So if you want your overseas mechanicals, you still need something like Songtrust. As to whether or not it’s a good idea, I suppose the same guidelines apply. I haven’t tested it with this tight a deadline, but it seems like it can be up next day. I suppose it would depend on what kind of publishing deal you got, but assuming they didn’t want to take over admin, and solely based on my own experience, yes, Songtrust would then be listed as admin publisher. According to Songtrust, that’s approximately the point at which they collect enough on your behalf to cover the setup fee and commission. (Seeing as that is where i am from). But he wrote a 3000 word essay on it. If it really bothers you, I guess the next step is to contact your PRO and/or Harry Fox, but I don’t see any point in pursuing it. Last I checked, Audiam and AdRev were YouTube Content ID collection services only. I wasn't getting anything from ASCAP. I work with Marmoset and they’ve generated a couple great placements for me. . The comment dates help, but not ideal. The alternative is having to directly affiliate with all of these pay sources (many of which will only accept publishing companies of a certain size while charging large upfront initiation fees) and registering each of your songs with correct writer, co-writer, publisher, co-publisher and song data (title, ISRC, ISWC) at every pay source individually. An ISWC is an identifier usually assigned by a collection society, like ASCAP in North America, to a musical work. How will I know I’m collecting the royalties that I deserve? As far as I know, ASCAP and BMI don’t have similar offerings, so from where I’m standing, Songtrust is indeed the go-to. And, again, you have to import your setlists. I would’ve thought the code would’ve dried up by now. I’m ASCAP Author, Artist, Producer, Publisher of WALKIN THRU THE PARK C Aristedes Philip DuVal, MR. MELODY TM. They offer blanket music licenses to busi… Personally I wouldn’t let that sway my decision. ; Businesses Get complete song performance insights and new ways to collect revenue. If there’s an affiliate program for any site or service I talk about, I sign up for it, because why not? I’m curious about that myself! If Songtrust is representing a writer as the writer’s administrative publisher, how did Songtrust not know about the 24K on Spotify and subsequently pay him? I’m thinking registering with Distrokid or Indigoboom and waiting with registering with an admin publisher. Otherwise you’re potentially leaving 50% of your royalties on the table. They take 5% AND have partnered with Loudr so that you’re able to release covers. I’m not sure there’s any difference in functionality. Well, it’s not so simple: for one thing, since SESAC is invitation-only, the choice is really between BMI and ASCAP, and … To the best of my understanding, even if you affiliate directly with HFA, you still haven’t covered Music Reports in the US, or any of your mechanical royalties outside the US. What’s the difference in me going with Songtrust when I am using CD Baby Pro because aren’t they affiliated? Just when I become confident with my knowledge in one area, I move to another subject, only to find I didn’t know as much I thought I did. I think 15% commission is worth it if they earn their keep by getting you on playlists. Hi Brian, Your article is super informative but i have like a series of questions i’m hoping you can help with to help me make my decision if Songtrust is best for me. what about international performance royalties. I hear mechanicals are are larger in comparison. There are many companies who seem to be offering lots of services in this regard, some overlap and some do not. Why Songtrust; Who Uses Songtrust. I wasn’t attached to a PRO yet (am getting signed with ASCAP through SongTrust now) but moving forward should i register with the PRO first then import that into SongTrust to avoid that fee? Songtrust provides worldwide publishing administration services to independent songwriters, publishers, labels with publishing arms, managers, lawyers, distributors, and anyone else representing compositions. I saw the discount, and that made taking this decision much easier Thanks for that! Thank you for the info, and I signed up here as well. I’m not sure about TikTok royalties but the odds of having a song take off there are incredibly slim, and an occasional usage isn’t going to move the needle. If 10% of your streaming earnings is more than 15% of your publishing royalties, you’ll probably come out ahead with Songtrust. Publishing is complicated. (This is non-paid advertisement). When I have tried to sign up with “Songtrust”. You can register for Songtrust (or any publisher, to handle your publishing). You’re right, you need a good amount of listeners to make a lot of this worthwhile. Jess. So i’m looking elsewhere and will be gradually moving everything over. It doesn’t add up. Hi buddy… Due to the earthquake in Ecuador (2016-04-16), some famous ecuadorian singers are gonna publish a real good song to earn money to help victims. https://www.gearslutz.com/board/gear-free-zone-shoot-the-breeze/1207709-spotify-notice-intent-obtain-compulsory-license.html As of this writing, CD Baby doesn’t yet contract with TikTok, so just wondering how to collect from there. Of course, that’s only looking at digital distribution. I suppose if you’re releasing an album every year, even $35 isn’t bad. The tone I believe has a lot to do with why people listen. So why would I go for Songtrust if it’s also exclusive? I feel you on asking them most of these questions directly. You still own 100% of your copyright. Thanks for the recommendation Nicole! As a newbie, I didn’t know better when I signed up with CD Baby AND TuneCore. My goal for this article is to share my experience with Songtrust, and help you decide if it’s for you, without getting into the weeds. In 2009 CD Baby was sold and never recovered from their original innocence. You need an account to post a reply. The 2% transfer fee is extortionate, considering money transfer services can do it for a fraction of that cost. That said, I agree 100% that you can’t just submit the tracks and trust that everything will work out. While you are right about the release day on their $20 plan, you can specify it for just a little more – $35 I believe. As I understand it…You can register with a PRO as publisher and writer(performance royalties). Nothing to dispute there! Songtrust currently offers direct affiliation to ASCAP, BMI for U.S. writers and SOCAN for Canadian and non-U.S. writers. Here’s to everyone’s success. Thanks for sharing your experience with DistroKid. Oh and about CDBaby: if you sell less than 100$ a year, CDBaby is a good deal, ’cause you pay 9% instead of a yearly 10$ fee, but if your track does well and you make say 1000$, CDBaby takes 90$ instead of the 10$. Also I’m not happy with cdbaby. ; Businesses Get complete song performance insights and new ways to collect revenue. If your split is already registered at your PRO then you should be fine to register your share with Songtrust so we can begin collecting your global performance and mechanical royalties. Great info. ; Creator Reps Managers and lawyers connect with the most extensive, accessible publishing network in the industry. Hi Brian, great info on Songtrust – just what I needed to know and when I needed to know it. Check this link out. About Songtrust Songtrust is the world’s largest technology solution for global music royalty collection and publishing administration, enabling 170,000+ songwriters and more than 20,000 publishers to collect their publishing royalties worldwide for over 1,500,000 copyrights. I’ prefer to use a few companies as possible and don’t want to overlap, having 2 companies doing the same thing. #peace. So it’s not quite as simple for Brit songwriters to compare. Creators Songwriters, producers and creators collect royalties globally from your songs while keeping 100 percent of the rights. I’m registered as a writer in France with a PRO (SACEM) and registered as my own publisher in the US with ASCAP, so what will be the difference if i’ve join to songtrust? I’m learning as I go. Any such licenses will be between you and your licensees. It Gets Worse. So, factor in that although sentric say 20 and songtrust say 15%, if you are a UK citizen being paid in the UK, you have to use payoneer and so it’s almost closer to 17%. I believe that you collect mechanical royalties from YouTube through their ContentID system, which you can access through most distributors, or Songtrust. Sorry to hear you’ve had so many problems. I’m currently signed up with CD Baby (not CD Baby Pro). I hoped maybe Songtrust would dig some of that up. Traditional performance royalties vs. digital performance royalties. I don’t get it. As for splits and direct deposit, you’ll need to ask them directly. A publishing administrator, such as Songtrust, has direct relationships with these various pay sources throughout the world (including HFA, MRI, and MediaNet) which allows us to register your songs globally and collect any royalties generated within those territories. She was very helpful. To be clear, the $10 fee with TuneCore is for a single track, right? I hope this is accurate, and that Brian or someone will confirm or clarify if not. Now for the next decision – Distrokid vs CD Baby (standard)…. I’ve been a BMI writer for over a decade, and have a publishing company registered there as well. There are yet more details to evaluate, no? If not, what are you waiting for? If someone uses your music in their YouTube video, they catch it, put ads on it, and pay you. Beyond the financial uncertainty, there’s also the psychological uncertainty. I tell you everywhere you need to register your songs to earn royalties, get protected, and legitimize yourself as an artist. I have had more optimal customer service experience with Songtrust, more so than Tunecore Publishing. How do you know they’re lyrics and not poems? 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