We become the publisher (admin only, you keep your rights): we register every song, fix the splits and claim what is owed, back to the oldest period still open. No upfront fee — a commission on what comes back.
Check with your own society whether the song is registered as a work, with every writer and their split.
If it is not, register it (title, writers, splits, IPI numbers) or ask your publisher or administrator to do it.
Ask for the ISWC once it is assigned and add it to your distributor's metadata.
In countries where you have no sub-publisher, check the work reached the local society; if not, ask your society to send it or claim it there.
Ask each society for back-payment of the periods they still allow you to claim.
Mozart: Serenade in B-Flat Major & Divertimento in F Major · 1987
Where your money comes from
Every song earns on two sides
The song (what you wrote) and the recording (what you recorded) are paid separately, by different organisations. Streams are only one source — radio, TV, live and public places matter as much or more for songwriters.
Publishing · the song
Songwriting money
Paid to writers and publishers by authors' societies (SIAE, SACEM, GEMA, PRS…), your publisher, and The MLC in the US.
Streaminga small slice of every stream (mechanical + performance)estimated below
Radio & TVoften the biggest item for songwriterspublic radio plays below
Live showsa share of ticket sales, if the setlist is reportedin the Live tab
Shops, bars, gyms, venuesbackground music licencesnot estimated yet
Syncads, films, series, games — by contractnot estimated yet
Downloads & CDsmechanical royalties on salesfrom your own files
Abroadcollected by local societies, passed back to yoursfrom your own files
Recording · the master
Recording money
Paid to the artist and label by the distributor, and by performers' and producers' societies (NUOVOIMAIE, PPL, GVL…).
Streaming & salesthe bulk of stream money — paid by your distributor, not a society
Unclaimed money lists
Not on the lists we checked
Some societies publish the songs and recordings they collected money for but could not pay — and the artists they cannot reach — so rightsholders can come forward.We checked 933,311 entries from STIM (Sweden), OSA (Czechia), SOZA (SK), MESAM (Türkiye), GEMA (Germany), GVL (Germany), Gramex (Finland), SAYCO (CO).
Good sign — but most societies (SIAE, SACEM, PRS, ASCAP, BMI…) don't publish such lists openly, so this covers only part of the world. We add lists as they become available.
Two lines from the map above: the songwriting slice of your streams, and an estimate of neighbouring rights for the recordings you play on. The recording money your distributor pays for streams is not here — it is already in your distributor statements.
iHow this is calculated
Calculated automatically from 0 listens on ListenBrainz, an open listening panel that is much stronger in the UK and US than in most other countries — so elsewhere it is often an underestimate.
Plays are scaled to all services, then multiplied by a per-play rate and by your share of the songwriting.
Make it precise with your own numbers— optional, stays in your browser
Expected · public estimate · every 6 monthsNot enough data
Songwriting · from streams
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Recording · neighbouring rights
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On the radio
Scottish National Orchestra Wind Ensemble was not found on the public stations we track
iWhat we searched: 16 public stations
Playlists published by public broadcasters, loaded every night (back to 5 Oct 2025): BBC Radio 1 (United Kingdom), BBC Radio 1Xtra (United Kingdom), BBC Radio 2 (United Kingdom), BBC Radio 6 Music (United Kingdom), Sveriges Radio P1 (Sweden), KEXP 90.3 FM Seattle (United States), Sveriges Radio P2 (Sweden), Sveriges Radio P3 (Sweden), Sveriges Radio P4 Stockholm (Sweden), Sveriges Radio P3 Din gata (Sweden), BBC Radio 3 (United Kingdom), triple j (Australia), Double J (Australia), triple j Unearthed (Australia), ABC Jazz (Australia), ABC Classic (Australia).
Commercial radio, TV and most countries don't publish playlists, so a song missing here can still be played elsewhere. These plays are what authors' and performers' societies pay on — compare them with your statements.
Have your distributor report?
Drop it in and the figures come from your real streams, country by country — it never leaves your browser.
Serenade No. 10 in B-Flat Major, K. 361, "Gran Partita": I. Largo - Allegro molto · Serenade No. 10 in B-Flat Major, K. 361, "Gran Partita": II. Menuetto · Serenade No. 10 in B-Flat Major, K. 361, "Gran Partita": III. Adagio · Serenade No. 10 in B-Flat Major, K. 361, "Gran Partita": IV. Menuetto. Allegretto · Serenade No. 10 in B-Flat Major, K. 361, "Gran Partita": V. Romanze. Adagio · Serenade No. 10 in B-Flat Major, K. 361, "Gran Partita": VI. Tema con variazioni · Serenade No. 10 in B-Flat Major, K. 361, "Gran Partita": VII. Rondo · Serenade No. 12 in C Minor, K. 388: I. Allegro · Serenade No. 12 in C Minor, K. 388: II. Andante · Serenade No. 12 in C Minor, K. 388: III. Menuetto in canone · Serenade No. 12 in C Minor, K. 388: IV. Allegro · Serenade No. 11 in E-Flat Major, K. 375: I. Allegro maestoso · Serenade No. 11 in E-Flat Major, K. 375: II. Menuetto · Serenade No. 11 in E-Flat Major, K. 375: III. Adagio · Serenade No. 11 in E-Flat Major, K. 375: IV. Menuetto II · Serenade No. 11 in E-Flat Major, K. 375: V. Allegro · Serenade in B-flat major for 13 Wind Instruments, K. 361 (K. 370a): I. Largo - Allegro molto · Serenade in B-flat major for 13 Wind Instruments, K. 361 (K. 370a): II. Menuetto · Serenade in B-flat major for 13 Wind Instruments, K. 361 (K. 370a): III. Adagio · Serenade in B-flat major for 13 Wind Instruments, K. 361 (K. 370a): IV. Menuetto: Allegretto · +3 more
Estimated · a typical show of yours in United Kingdom£30 – £350for you per show, once the setlist is reported to PRS for Music
iHow this is estimated
Assumed 100–500 paid tickets per show (from how much your music is listened to) at a typical local price (e.g. €15–40), × each society's published concert tariff, × the share of the set that is your own songs, × your share of the writing (50%, assumed).
Put your real ticket numbers on the shows page for a precise figure. Countries without a published tariff (e.g. the US) aren't counted.
Serenade No. 10 in B-Flat Major, K. 361, "Gran Partita": I. Largo - Allegro molto · Serenade No. 10 in B-Flat Major, K. 361, "Gran Partita": II. Menuetto · Serenade No. 10 in B-Flat Major, K. 361, "Gran Partita": III. Adagio · Serenade No. 10 in B-Flat Major, K. 361, "Gran Partita": IV. Menuetto. Allegretto · Serenade No. 10 in B-Flat Major, K. 361, "Gran Partita": V. Romanze. Adagio · Serenade No. 10 in B-Flat Major, K. 361, "Gran Partita": VI. Tema con variazioni · Serenade No. 10 in B-Flat Major, K. 361, "Gran Partita": VII. Rondo · Serenade No. 12 in C Minor, K. 388: I. Allegro · Serenade No. 12 in C Minor, K. 388: II. Andante · Serenade No. 12 in C Minor, K. 388: III. Menuetto in canone · Serenade No. 12 in C Minor, K. 388: IV. Allegro · Serenade No. 11 in E-Flat Major, K. 375: I. Allegro maestoso · Serenade No. 11 in E-Flat Major, K. 375: II. Menuetto · Serenade No. 11 in E-Flat Major, K. 375: III. Adagio · Serenade No. 11 in E-Flat Major, K. 375: IV. Menuetto II · Serenade No. 11 in E-Flat Major, K. 375: V. Allegro · Serenade in C minor, K. 388 (384a): I. Allegro · Serenade in C minor, K. 388 (384a): II. Andante · Serenade in C minor, K. 388 (384a): III. Menuetto in canone · Serenade in C minor, K. 388 (384a): IV. Allegro · +5 more