Writers' Rights & Royalties
Songwriters earn through performance royalties (PROs), mechanical royalties (MROs / MLC), sync royalties (publishers), print royalties (print publishers), and increasingly, neighbouring-rights-adjacent digital performance streams. Joining a PRO is the single most important step a songwriter can take.
A U.S. songwriter must affiliate with ONE of: ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, or GMR.
Co-writers split the songwriter share according to written agreement (default = equal split).
Songwriter advocacy: NSAI, SGA, AIMP, SCL.
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