When a musician releases a song, getting paid from the distributor is only one part of the equation.
There can be publishing royalties generated every time that song is streamed, played on the radio, used on YouTube, performed live, played on television, or used in other forms of media.
The challenge is that these royalties can come from many different organizations and countries.
That is where Elizabeth Music Group Publishing comes in.
We Help Musicians Collect Their Publishing Royalties
Elizabeth Music Group helps songwriters, producers, artists, and other music creators properly register their songs and collect the publishing royalties they are owed.
Our job is not simply to register a song with one organization and stop there.
Music is used all over the world, and different countries and platforms have different organizations responsible for licensing and collecting royalties.
For example, a song may generate money in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Canada, Africa, and other territories.
If your music is being used around the world, your publishing representation needs to account for that.
Why Registering With Different Pay Sources Matters
One of the most important parts of publishing administration is making sure your songs are properly registered with the appropriate rights organizations and royalty sources. Listed below are just a few examples of pay sources you need to be registered with.
United States — ASCAP & BMI
In the United States, organizations such as ASCAP and BMI collect performance royalties.
These organizations also have international relationships that allow royalties from performances in other countries to flow back through their networks.
That means having accurate song ownership information, writer information, publisher information, and registrations is extremely important.
United Kingdom — PRS & MCPS
The United Kingdom has its own important royalty organizations, including PRS for Music and MCPS.
These organizations can be involved in different rights and royalty types, including performance and mechanical royalties.
Germany — GEMA
Germany has GEMA, one of the major collecting societies in Europe.
If your music is being performed, broadcast, reproduced, or otherwise used in Germany, royalties may be generated there.
GEMA also has agreements with collecting societies around the world so that royalties can move between territories.
This is another reason international publishing administration is so important.
YouTube
YouTube is another major source of potential publishing royalties.
A song can generate enormous numbers of views on YouTube, but the money generated by those uses is not necessarily the same thing as the money paid to the owner of a sound recording through a distributor.
There can be publishing rights associated with the underlying composition that need to be properly registered and collected.
Other digital platforms can also generate publishing income depending on the territory, usage, and rights involved.
These are just a few examples of pay sources that Elizabeth Music Group Publishing registers your songs!
One Song Can Generate Royalties in Many Places
Imagine a producer creates a song that becomes successful internationally.
The song might:
Be streamed by listeners in the United States
Be played on radio in the United Kingdom
Appear in a YouTube video
Be performed live in Germany
Be broadcast on television in another country
Be streamed by millions of listeners in Africa
Be used in a film, television show, or advertisement
Those uses can involve different rights, organizations, territories, and royalty systems.
That is why simply asking, "Did my distributor pay me?" does not necessarily answer the question of whether you've collected all the publishing money you are owed.
What Elizabeth Music Group Does
Elizabeth Music Group works to make the publishing side of a musician's career easier to understand and manage.
Our publishing representation can include:
1. Song Registration
We collect the necessary information about your songs and register them with the appropriate royalty sources.
2. International Registration
We work to make sure your catalog is properly positioned to collect royalties generated outside your home country.
3. Royalty Collection
We monitor and collect publishing royalties from the sources where your music is generating income.
4. Royalty Recovery
When royalties have been missed, delayed, or left unclaimed, we work to identify potential money that may be owed.
5. Publishing Representation and Metadata Management
We help manage the information surrounding your songs, ownership, writers, publishers, and royalty collection.
6. Transparency
Our goal is to make publishing easier for musicians to understand. Members have access to royalty information through their personalized royalty portal so they can see what has been collected.
Your Music Doesn't Stop at Your Country's Border
One of the biggest misconceptions about music publishing is that registering a song once means you are automatically finished.
International royalty collection is much more complicated.
Different territories have different collecting societies, distribution rules, reporting systems, and payment schedules. This is why it is critical to work with a music publisher who registers your songs at many different pay sources.
Even when a society has an international agreement with another society, accurate ownership and work information still matters. You may benefit from having quicker collection at source.
The more places your music is used, the more important proper publishing representation becomes.
The Goal: Make Sure Musicians Get Paid
At Elizabeth Music Group, we believe musicians deserve to understand where their publishing royalties come from and how those royalties are collected.
A song can generate value in many different ways and in many different countries.
Our job is to help make sure the publishing side of that equation isn't overlooked.
Your distributor collects master royalties from your recordings. Your publishing represents the underlying musical work.
Both matter.
And when your music is being used around the world, proper registration and representation can make a major difference in making sure the royalties generated by your songs have a path back to you.
Elizabeth Music Group
Music Publishing & Rights Management
We help musicians properly manage, register, and collect the publishing royalties generated by their music!
Musicians deserve better.
