In any case, I think you’re better off registering direct with Songtrust once rather than paying extra for every release through CD Baby. Hi, Brian. When with CD Baby, they did this via Rumblefish. I’ll reach out to Songtrust and see if they can comment. I've contacted CS, so far nothing.I feel completely screwed! If this is your first album, I wouldn’t bother with publishing admin until you have significant overseas activity. As you can see, Songtrust collected plenty for me that I wouldn’t have otherwise received. So, that’s another instance where a publishing admin would be important, right? If so, have you tried them? For me, setting up a publishing company was super easy. Do labels even have staff writers? If I already have a PRO ASCAP both for Writer Share and my own Publishing (ASCAP) (which I register all songs myself), Distrokid, and SoundExchange–why would I need something like SongTrust? When you say “If you’ve racked up 150K streams of your music, you should probably join Songtrust.” Do you mean 150K streams across any platform per year? Sorry I can’t reply to your comment directly. I’m pretty sure you can use Songtrust for songs you’ve written for others, but I’ll ask them to clarify. Do you think Songtrust is a good option to help us? Using tunecore for distribution. Does it require its own account, or is it part of your Songtrust writer’s account? Royalties are only sent to you through work undertaken by a PRO to ensure that their members are getting paid. 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 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. what about if you already with a p.r.o. The title’s are similar but aren’t my songs. I believe in CD Baby parlance, a stream is one form of sale. Bug music for now, let’s take 030% of mixing/mastering songs can offer you need distribution include. My pleasure! I’ll give it some time. Turns out it’s $36 per year if you want to be able to schedule your release dates — and who wouldn’t? It’s good you are making some money. Hey Brian, very informative article ! I’m surprised to hear you were rejected by AWAL. Q: If I am registered as a writer and publisher with ASCAP, is it still recommended I sign up with Songtrust, Or will the two registrations conflict with each other when it comes to collecting royalties? It’s not like CD Baby takes a week to distribute my material. I’ve heard great things about them from Pete Byrne of Naked Eyes. Let me just say thank you Brian for this informative and detailed article! I get a reply that states: “A CD Baby Pro account with that email already exist. Is that right? Just wanted to say thanks for the Songtrust code (remember to use the capitals). I have a “Single plan” account (50 songs, $100). I use Songtrust and they only collect the Publisher's share of my royalties. As of August 2019, Songtrust has collected a total of $804 on my behalf. Beyond the financial uncertainty, there’s also the psychological uncertainty. Creators Songwriters, producers and creators collect royalties globally from your songs while keeping 100 percent of the rights. Just to clarify, what would SongTrust be collecting on my behalf that the 3 establishments (mentioned above) aren’t already collecting on? Logging into ASCAP now, I see that my publishing company is listed, and Songtrust as an administrator. 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. Whatever distributor you used to get your songs online should be paying you. It seems that there are a lot of artists that have something to say about this! I hoped maybe Songtrust would dig some of that up. CD Baby and TuneCore are aggregators. He’s just trusting me to collect the royalties and handle the splits myself. You need a publishing administrator like Songtrust to collect it. I have also created my own publishing company, but would like to know what the disadvantages/advantages are with registering my own publishing company with BMI and with a publishing admin at the same time ? I highly recommend reading The Song Machine if you haven’t already: https://amzn.to/2flvGBI. I have a question for you and hope you may have a thought about it. The site stated NOTHING about charging $10 per song. That depends. Wow, thank you so much for writing this article! Please let me know if I’m wrong, or perhaps whether you imagine a UK writer is better to stay with a UK company like Sentric. 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. Thanks for the recommendation Nicole! I’m learning as I go. I’ve been wondering how TuneCore Publishing compares to Songtrust, and the fact that you’re going through the hassle of moving your catalog over says a lot. It’s been awesome. like most of already do. I know that HFA does have free non-affiliated accounts but I’m trying to better understand which firm is better on the global scale, as I’ve read that HFA is primarily more focused on North American royalty collections. I’ve got my publishing company registered with ASCAP and Songtrust. It turns out that retroactive mechanicals are hard to uncover. Thanks for the kind words Joni! I tell you everywhere you need to register your songs to earn royalties, get protected, and legitimize yourself as an artist. Great article. They have got a way of making a lot of money. Rumblefish (which I don’t think I can join on my own) does youtube content ID, but I think they do many other microsync things too. Have you tried Songtrust, CD Baby Pro, or TuneCore publishing? 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. Fortunately, Songtrust more than made up for it by collecting an additional $322 for me that I wouldn’t have otherwise received: What about those missing radio royalties from 2000? Can you explain the difference between Songtrust, Audiam, AdRev, and Rumblefish? ; Creator Reps Managers and lawyers connect with the most extensive, accessible publishing network in the industry. ; Creator Reps Managers and lawyers connect with the most extensive, accessible publishing network in the industry. The problem is that they always show me as the songwriter but some other artist has recorded it. I don’t wanna go through the hassle and $$$ of setting up a LLC vanity company just to collect my publishing. It will have to be done manually, so you’ll need to email [email protected]. Just looked into DistroKid a little more. None of the agencies you’re working with has anything to do with copyright. I have queried many times with their customer service and they kept telling me to be patient, royalties will start coming in soon. 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? I feel you on asking them most of these questions directly. More power to them. True I don’t make a lot of money on cdbaby but I have a lot of streams. You may know this by now, but DistroKid can do this for you. Hey I just ran across this article while reviewing Songtrust, liked what I read, (very informative) and crossed my fingers that the code was still active. https://www.gearslutz.com/board/gear-free-zone-shoot-the-breeze/1207709-spotify-notice-intent-obtain-compulsory-license.html My own experience concerning PRO accounts is a nightmare. Could you explain me this? Thanks! I believe the PASSIVE-ST promo code is evergreen, unlike the early codes that expired after a certain number of uses. 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. 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. 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? Catch more of my promotional escapades in my How I’m Promoting My Music This Month email newsletter. I wrote this article almost three years ago and haven’t looked into it since. The thing on my cdbaby account summary sometimes says “a sale” but if you click on the details it’s shows a “stream”. So I am in the process of releasing a single. They ignored me. There would undoubtedly be co-writers involved in any finished article. When you buy products through links across our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Why Songtrust; Who Uses Songtrust. I hear mechanicals are are larger in comparison. Cool! BMI vs ASCAP vs SESAC: which one is for you? My understanding is that you need publishing administration to collect mechanical royalties on international Spotify streams. That’s quite an undertaking you’ve got going there! Thank you so much for this article Brian!!! If I were you, I’d wait until you’re more established to bother with publishing administration. Creators Songwriters, producers and creators collect royalties globally from your songs while keeping 100 percent of the rights. I know this is an older article but still very helpful. I did not have the knowledge of royalties some years back so had no contracts/split sheets signed. And lastly, If i were to sign with SongTrust, is it possible to receive royalties via direct bank deposits/VISA from Africa? CD Baby Pro partners with Songtrust. I’ve been with them since the very beginning (Derek actually handled CD sales on my site pre-CD Baby) and they’ve generally been great. Do You Really Want to Hire a Music PR Company? Hi Brian, (my name is Brian too!) #peace. We reached the limit on threading replies! We have entered into a license with Facebook in the USA and have various licenses in other territories as well. I’m curious about that myself! Each territory throughout the world has a performance and mechanical agency/society that collects royalties within that area. When I briefly tried Distrokid, I was frustrated with extra costs I didn’t foresee (scheduling a release date, cover songs), so I bailed out and got a refund. Obviously it was the right call for me. Now for the next decision – Distrokid vs CD Baby (standard)…. https://help.songtrust.com/knowledge, Question here? There are a few inaccuracies here. You still own 100% of your copyright. Songtrust exists to help you collect the money you’re owed, but you aren’t generating any yet. 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? I’m not a lawyer (I think you’re supposed to say that, right? Thanks for sharing your experience with DistroKid. Seems like a half dozen services I use offer it, like Repost Network, CD Baby, etc. When I called they brushed me off by saying I should “First pay the publishing fees” When I explained I was the publisher & owner of BMI affiliated Original Sound Music. I'm trying to add myself as a songwriter but its not allowing me to. For instance, if I joing Audiam, it looks like they are a publishing admin AND they collect master recording royalties via youtube content id, while Songtrust is only the publishing admin. They are collecting your publishing, so that makes sense. 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? And don’t forget, you’re paying $10 per single and $50 per album every year just to keep them in distribution! So question one: Is it possible to claim my royalties for works as old as 2014?? In other words, you’ve got nothing to lose! Anderson.Paak being a solo artist but He and producer Knxwledge are a duo known as NXWORRIES). One of my clients had a bad experience with Distrokid, but that’s purely anecdotal. Thanks again! I am new to music publishing. Your email address will not be published. I wanted to ask you, and the rest of the folks here, what is the exact difference (pros & cons) of having Harry Fox Agency vs Songtrust or similar to serve as the publishing administrator? Jess. Are there any other options I overlooked? Step 1 : Sign Up For Direct Deposit with ASCAP Direct deposit is a requirement to submit set lists to ASCAP. I do really appreciate this dialog Brian . Hey, some info for UK writers thinking of songtrust. Hi Brian, I’m trying to decide between the norwegian based indigoboom.no and Distrokid. I used the discount code … I was already planning to sign up so this worked great for me. Not quite obviously, but as a quick example: You earn £10. Do me and my group members register with a PRO under the collective name or do we just run individual accounts and split percentages when we work togther?? I always recommend CD Baby. Yeah I’d be happy to shoot them an email at the same time you apply again, just let me know when you do it! Of course, that’s only looking at digital distribution. Thank you for your article. The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) is a not-for-profit organization. I would’ve thought the code would’ve dried up by now. If you make your own original music as an independent artist, songwriter, producer, composer, or lyricist, there are more opportunities than ever to earn significant income from music publishing.. SongTrust vs ASCAP/BMI/SESAC Can someone please explain what is difference of using a resource like Songtrust vs Direct registration with the P.R.O.'s. Thank you for answering everybody’s questions and sharing your experience and knowledge. Regarding your publishing company: If you don’t mind, could you detail how you registered it with Songtrust? I don’t believe Songtrust revealed that to me. Personally I wouldn’t let that sway my decision. Songtrust and Adrev are in my mind as there’s no law in my country that protects you against copyrights infringement. I didn’t even have to set up a checking account to receive checks under the business name, since ASCAP does direct deposit. The author asks if it’s worth joining Songtrust or just using a PRO only. I don’t bother with YouTube monetization. Thanks Brian for all the information and responses to and from people on here. I hope this is accurate, and that Brian or someone will confirm or clarify if not. Great info. This is because it typically takes up to 12 months for Songtrust to register your songs globally...". Always make sure to reference your agreements for clarification and ensure you have split sheets filled out to get your ownership stake in writing. should i sign up for songtrust? Maybe not all of it? Okay, it’s a total mess. Also I’m not happy with cdbaby. All we had at the time was a six track demo EP though, which they transferred over from CD Baby fairly easily. like most of already do. Distrokid is a distributor and Songtrust is a publishing admin, but both offer YouTube monetization. Thanks for all the info. . Thanks. $73 in international performance royalties, $27 in international mechanical royalties. I wouldn’t sign up with Songtrust just yet. I would think that someone that’s planning on submitting numerous tracks to music libraries would want to go with Distrokid, because if you’re banging out 1-2 tracks a week, that would really get costly with CD Baby and/or TuneCore. So if you believe your music will sell, I’d go the first year to Tunecore, keep it there as long as it sells well, and move it to CDBaby when sales start dropping below about 100$ a year. Is it only me or should we be skeptical of any service where you pay via "credits". 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. CD Baby members are no doubt already familiar with CD Baby Pro, which is powered by Songtrust. I’ve just read through this entire thread dating back years ago. All feedback is appreciated and thank you to everyone in advance! Tieran, if you aren’t sure I suggest checking out https://www.songtrust.com/estimate-your-streaming-royalties this will give you a better estimate of your royalties. Any chance that will be working again? They don’t do what Songtrust does. I have a question for you. Creators Songwriters, producers and creators collect royalties globally from your songs while keeping 100 percent of the rights. Why release through both CD Baby and TuneCore? I have my first single that I’m trying to release in the most efficient yet thorough way, which is why I ask this. If I saw that a video using my music was getting millions of views, I might opt in through Songtrust for just that video. Launched in 1914, ASCAP is … Why is Songtrust Listed as My Publisher? Until then, they won’t be out there earning royalties, and it doesn’t protect you from someone stealing your song like registering with the US Copyright office (which I personally wouldn’t bother with either). You’re absolutely right. Or is Songtrust the go to? Why Songtrust; Who Uses Songtrust. Thanks! I see two things that I seem to missing but I was hoping you could clarify. CHECK OUT MY MUSIC - https://SoundCloud.com/LoFiChill I made a video about making money with music streaming a while back. They will collecting some of your royalties(the PRO will collect some as well) and take 15% of your publishers cut of performance royalties. I don’t see why it would make any difference one way or the other, but it could very well be I’m missing something obvious! Please share your experience in the comments! As of this writing, CD Baby doesn’t yet contract with TikTok, so just wondering how to collect from there. You can work with other plugging companies. If you find out that’s not the case, please let me know! ; Creator Reps Managers and lawyers connect with the most extensive, accessible publishing network in the industry. It has been SO easy to use and I really like the ‘pay once’ model – even though it’s a bit more up-front. Songtrust doesn’t have any sort of separate registration for publisher accounts. TuneCore charges a one-time $75 fee and 15% commission for publishing administration. Looks like just another aggregator to me. As far as I know, CD Baby doesn’t allow you to set iTunes pricing at $1.29. It’s just odd that I always got paid once a year from cdbaby, going over 100 dollars including having many “downloads”. After that, they are redistributed to their members or blackboxed to cover operational costs. Do you think now is the time to join SongTrust? I will let you know how it goes, maybe “staff writer” isn’t the right term!!! I suppose if you’re releasing an album every year, even $35 isn’t bad. Unless you mean TuneCore is handling digital distribution, and you also put it on the CD Baby store. It sounds like you haven’t released a lot of material. I am switching from what i feel is a BOGUS Distributor (DITTO MUSIC) to a better choice. Do I need to register with an admin publisher to collect my mechanical fees or is that my PRO’s job? 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. They also collect mechanical royalties which ASCAP, BMI, etc. My guess is there’s no difference because they all use the same ContentID system through YouTube. like most of already do. So if I submit music directly to a music library, would I still have to register that music with a P.R.O. Although I use Stem for distribution and song splits, I typically still register the song with Songtrust. Hi Jason, I recently signed up with songtrust thanks to Noelle Gambunti. Luckily, Songtrust has a network of these performing rights organisations (PROs) in North America, or collective management organisations (CMOs) in Europe. Hope you don’t mind, I edited down your comment to remove the form text. As for distribution, I’ve never needed to handle splits, so I’m not sure what other options there are. CD Baby…The past was better than the present. you pay once if your release does nothing for you, but cdbaby takes 9% of everything you earn. It cleared a lot of things up for me. I think I want to join Songtrust for publishing admin. Are you okay with not knowing how much you could’ve received? Launched:1939 Membership Size:800,000 members Official site: BMI.com Socials: @BMI Location: USA About:BMI is one of the biggest and well known Performing Rights Organizations in the United States. ; Creator Reps Managers and lawyers connect with the most extensive, accessible publishing network in the industry. Is it if I gety radio play? ; Businesses Get complete song performance insights and new ways to collect revenue. 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? That's what my statement implies. No mistake! Are there any new solutions to help resolve this co-writing issue out there? I am not a musican – just a writer. Yes, you still need to register with a PRO and SoundExchange. Feel free to advocate on my behalf. It’s still way too early to say “hey where’s my royalties”. There’s a catch though: TuneCore requires that you work with them exclusively for licensing. You can register for Songtrust (or any publisher, to handle your publishing). 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. Thanks for clarifying. 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. I have signed up and am excited to see the money that’s found. I say complex because there seem to be many hands now dipping into the music of the independent artist. Can I Join if I Am Already a Member of the Harry Fox Agency (HFA)? This would also give you a little more autonomy in the industry. And, again, you have to import your setlists. ; Creator Reps Managers and lawyers connect with the most extensive, accessible publishing network in the industry. It doesn’t feel secure in mine either. We act as a publishing administrator for our clients, meaning we can register songs and collect royalties on their behalf without owning any percentage of their copyrights. I’m in the same boat actually, releasing material with another producer. The code has been granted 100 more uses! How do you know they’re lyrics and not poems? I’m a little bit confused. I’m hoping someone from Songtrust will jump in, but at first blush, I don’t see how you your situation is different than mine. I really have appreciated your feedback. Your email address will not be published. When I have tried to sign up with “Songtrust”. ie the chicken or the egg, register demos with songtrust before applying to a record company, or wait till they say they want to work with me and then register my whole “catalogue” and for each track they want, change the info at songtrust to reflect new co-writers and where royalties go? Songtrust look great but with 15% commission and a 2% fee to deposit funds seems a bit steep. And definitely sign up for SoundExchange ASAP! I’m here in London. Thank you for the info, and I signed up here as well. Rumblefish does that too, but is mainly a music library that will license your music for super cheap. I would like to believe that I’m well covered as far as royalty collections. I think I got $26 last quarter from Songtrust. SongTrust vs ASCAP/BMI/SESAC Can someone please explain what is difference of using a resource like Songtrust vs Direct registration with the P.R.O.'s. Otherwise you’re potentially leaving 50% of your royalties on the table. The key word here is “STEALING”. I don’t get it. You should probably check out Stem.is. I’ve tried to understand, but still not sure. So, in early 2012, I contacted Songtrust and said I’d like to write an article about their service. Can someone please explain what is difference of using a resource like Songtrust vs Direct registration with the P.R.O.'s. You have to pay 10$ for each 10 following tracks, so it’s actually not a one time fee as with Tunecore. WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! As you’d probably guess, I have no idea. Probably more like two years. Elligibility. Cool, thanks for your info, Brian. Many years ago, I saw a post on the Songtrust blog, breaking down the various royalties Spotify pays to songwriters. So why would I go for Songtrust if it’s also exclusive? Sorry I’m a bit of a cynic. Thanks for this candid, well-written article. Obviously, the sooner you get on it, the better! Can I Join if I Already Have a Publishing Deal? 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. Since they’re not your songs, IMHO that’s even less an issue! I'm still waiting for their customer service to contact me. As I understand it…You can register with a PRO as publisher and writer(performance royalties). The 2% transfer fee is extortionate, considering money transfer services can do it for a fraction of that cost. I’m based in the UK and use PRS for collecting performance royalties and distribute my music with Distrokid. Songtrust provides worldwide publishing administration services to independent songwriters, publishers, labels with publishing arms, managers, lawyers, distributors, and anyone else representing compositions. The 150k streams number is assuming a 40-60 cent per 1,000 streams USA weighted steam-count on interactive streaming services(e.g. Submitting tracks to music library doesn’t require an aggregator. I’m in the exact same boat. Brilliant but as I am in Australia I have no idea whether this is a good idea for me or not. . At Songtrust, we have invested a lot of time and resources into developing working relationships with over 50 societies and pay sources around the world, so that whenever you have a stream, radio play, live performance etc somewhere in the world, if your song is registered with Songtrust, we can collect the royalties due to you. If you’re not already affiliated with a Performance Rights Organization – ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, IMRO, or another PRO – you can affiliate for one directly through your Songtrust account. Click here to login, The ability to reply to and create new discussions, Access to members-only giveaways & competitions, Interact with VIP industry experts in our guest Q&As, Access to members-only sub forum discussions, Get INSTANT ACCESS to the world's best private pro audio, Promote your eBay auctions and Reverb.com listings for free. 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. If not, what are you waiting for? I’m currently signed up with CD Baby (not CD Baby Pro). 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