Royalty Collection
Your catalog earns. We help you collect.
Royalties
Royalties are the lifeblood of your catalog—and Sonichype helps you collect what you’re owed, not just what’s obvious. We guide artists through ASCAP setup, royalty flow, and catalog clarity so nothing gets lost in the noise.
Your music is more than art—it’s intellectual property.
Every stream, performance, download, and sync generates royalties. But most artists only collect a fraction of what they’re owed. Sonichype exists to change that.
We treat your catalog like a sovereign asset—documented, registered, and positioned for long-term impact. Without proper publishing support, artists often miss mechanical royalties, performance payouts, and sync opportunities that could fund their next release or protect their legacy.
At Sonichype, we don’t just help you collect. We help you understand what you’re owed, why it matters, and how to claim it—across platforms, territories, and rights organizations.
20-50%
Is what independent artists often miss out on is their potential publishing income without proper registration and royalty collection support.
30-50%
Is often the increase in royalty collection that artists see when using publishing administrators compared to doing it alone.
What Are Royalties, Realty?
Royalties are payments made to rights holders when music is used, ensuring that songwriters, performers, and publishers are compensated for the value their work creates.
These payments come in several forms:
Performance royalties when music is played publicly on radio, TV, or streaming platforms; mechanical royalties when songs are reproduced or distributed through CDs, downloads, or streams; synchronization royalties when music is paired with visual media like films or commercials; print royalties from sheet music sales; and neighboring rights royalties that reward performers and labels when recordings are broadcast or streamed.
Together, these streams form the backbone of the modern music economy, and your chart below illustrates how they interact and contribute to overall artist income.
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Type |
What It Covers |
Who Pays |
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Performance |
Radio, live shows, streaming |
Venues, broadcasters, platforms |
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Mechanical |
Reproductions (CDs, downloads, streams) |
Distributors, DSPs |
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Sync |
Music in film, TV, ads |
Production companies, agencies |
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Sheet music sales |
Publishers, retailers |
Most artists only see streaming revenue. But performance and mechanical royalties often go unclaimed—especially without a publisher or PRO setup.
Understanding Music Royalties and Performing Rights Organizations
A Performing Rights Organization (PRO) collects and distributes royalties to songwriters, composers, and publishers whenever music is played publicly.
In the U.S., ASCAP and BMI offer open membership with quarterly payouts, SESAC operates by invitation with monthly distributions, and SoundExchange manages digital performance royalties for recording artists and labels through non‑interactive streaming platforms.
Together, these organizations ensure creators are fairly compensated and their work continues to generate value.
ASCAP
American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers
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- Open membership for writers and publishers
- Quarterly payouts for radio, live, and streaming usage
- $50 one-time fee for each membership (writer + publisher)
- Online dashboard for work registration and royalty tracking
BMI
Broadcast Music, Inc.
- Free writer membership
- Quarterly payouts
- Publisher membership requires a company setup
- Strong live performance tracking tools
SESAC (Society of European Stage Authors and Composers) is a Performing Rights Organization that manages performance royalties for songwriters, composers, and publishers, operating on a selective, invitation‑only membership model and providing monthly payouts for radio, TV, live, and streaming usage.
SoundExchange, by contrast, is a nonprofit collective rights management organization that specializes in digital performance royalties for sound recordings, ensuring that recording artists and record labels are compensated when their music is streamed on non‑interactive platforms such as Pandora, SiriusXM, and internet radio.
Together, SESAC and SoundExchange help maintain a fair and balanced framework where both the creators of compositions and the performers of recordings receive the royalties they are owed.
SESAC
Society of European Stage Authors and Composers
- Selective membership for writers and publishers (invitation‑only)
- Monthly payouts for radio, TV, live, and streaming usage
- No upfront membership fee, entry by approval
- Online dashboard for catalog registration and royalty tracking
SOUNDEXCHANGE
collects and distributes digital performance royalties
- Open registration for artists, labels, and rights owners
- Monthly payouts for non-interactive streaming (Pandora, SiriusXM, internet radio)
- No membership fee required
- Online portal for track registration, usage reporting, and royalty distribution