Elizabeth Music Group Master Royalty Collection

Elizabeth Music Group Master Royalties helps artists and producers register, track, and collect the master royalties their songs generate.

We find and collect the master royalties you’re owed by record labels.

Global Collection • Transparent Reporting • Professional Representation

Stop leaving money on the table.

Master Royalties Are More Complicated Than You Think.

Elizabeth Music Group Master Royalties is a dedicated service built to help artists, producers, and musicians collect the master royalties they’re owed from songs they’ve contributed to.

One of the biggest areas of missed revenue is master royalty payments from record labels. When a record recoups its advance and the applicable recording and marketing expenses, the people who hold master royalty points can become entitled to ongoing royalty payments.

The problem? Labels don’t automatically know where to send your money.

You need to be registered in their royalty system, provide the right information, communicate with the appropriate departments, and stay on top of the process. And if you’ve ever tried to navigate a major label’s royalty system, you know how difficult that can be.

We handle that process for you.

From registrations and documentation to label communication, follow-ups, and royalty representation, Elizabeth Music Group Master Royalties works to unlock the master royalty income attached to your catalog.

How It Works

Step 1: Submit Your Catalog

Provide us with details about your songs and any master royalty points you’re entitled to.

Step 2: We Organize Your Rights

Our team reviews your catalog, metadata, ownership information, and contracts.

Step 3: We Handle The Collection Process

We contact the appropriate record labels, royalty departments, and collection sources on your behalf. Our team handles registrations, submissions, follow-ups, and royalty inquiries to help ensure your recordings are properly accounted for and your eligible master royalties are collected.

Step 4: You Get Paid

Your master royalties are reported through your royalty account and paid according to your agreement.

Built by a Company That Understands Royalties

Elizabeth Music Group Master Royalties is powered by the same company behind Elizabeth Music Group Publishing, an experienced music publishing and rights management company representing 160+ musicians for publishing royalty collection across 7,000+ songs with more than 100 billion streams and views worldwide.

We’ve built our business around one simple principle: artists, producers, and songwriters should be paid accurately and on time for the work they create.

As one of the first music publishing companies to introduce monthly royalty payouts, we’ve continued to build technology, systems, and processes designed to make royalty collection faster, more transparent, and more efficient.

Now, we’re bringing that same expertise and infrastructure to master royalties, helping musicians navigate label royalty systems and accelerate the process of getting paid what they’ve earned.

To work with Elizabeth Music Group Master Royalties, you do not need to be signed with us for publishing representation. Even if you’re currently in an active publishing deal, we may still be able to help you identify and collect the master royalties owed to you.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Master royalties are revenue associated with the use of a sound recording, rather than the underlying musical composition. Master royalties can be earned whenever a song is streamed across DSPs.

  • Publishing royalties are associated with the composition (the lyrics, melody, and underlying song). Master royalties are associated with the actual sound recording. Your publishing deal does not usually include collecting master royalties, which are generally paid out by record labels or distributors. Elizabeth Music Group Master Royalties can likely work with you if you are in an active publishing deal.

  • Yes, depending on the producer's agreement and ownership or participation in the master recording. If you do not have a contract or agreement with a record label or artist for your song, our team can help facilitate getting an agreement that includes master points/master royalties.

  • Yes. If you’ve only received a beat advance, you may be owed master royalties depending on your agreement if the record has recouped. Elizabeth Music Group Master Royalties can review your agreements, verify your royalty rights, and help pursue any uncollected master royalties from labels.

  • Yes because publishing and master rights are separate rights. Most publishing agreements do not include master royalty collection and most publishing companies don’t have the infrastructure to collect master royalties.

  • Yes, part of the services Elizabeth Music Group Master Royalties offers includes getting records cleared. Our team can handle that before master royalty collection begins.

  • Yes, we work with musicians and record labels globally, in any territory.

Request a FREE Master Royalty Catalog Review

Not sure whether you're collecting everything you're owed?

Submit your catalog to Elizabeth Music Group Master Royalties and our team can review your master ownership and potential collection opportunities completely free of charge.