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.
How to retrieve — register the recording for neighbouring rights
Get the ISRC of the recording from your distributor or label.
Join the neighbouring-rights society of each country where the track is played (performers and producers can join).
Declare the recording with its ISRC and your role (featured, session, producer).
Claim the periods still open; in the US, also search SoundExchange's unclaimed list.
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 4,712 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 months€1 – €150
Songwriting · from streams
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Recording · neighbouring rights
€1 – €150
On the radio
Helmut Walcha 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 4 Apr 2026): BBC Radio 2 (United Kingdom), Sveriges Radio P3 Din gata (Sweden), Sveriges Radio P1 (Sweden), triple j Unearthed (Australia), BBC Radio 3 (United Kingdom), Sveriges Radio P2 (Sweden), Sveriges Radio P3 (Sweden), KEXP 90.3 FM Seattle (United States), Sveriges Radio P4 Stockholm (Sweden), BBC Radio 6 Music (United Kingdom), ABC Jazz (Australia), ABC Classic (Australia), triple j (Australia), BBC Radio 1Xtra (United Kingdom), Double J (Australia), BBC Radio 1 (United Kingdom).
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.
Fantasie und Fuge G-moll, BWV 542: II. Fuge · Passacaglia und Fuge in C-moll, BWV 582: I. Passacaglia · Fantasie und Fuge G-moll, BWV 542: I. Fantasie · Passacaglia und Fuge in C-moll, BWV 582: II. Fuge · Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639 · Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659 · Six Chorales of Diverse Kinds ("Schübler" Chorales): Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645
The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: IX. Contrapunctus 9 · The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: X. Contrapunctus 10 · The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: VI. Contrapunctus 6 · The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: IV. Contrapunctus 4 · The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: XI. Contrapunctus 11 · Triosonate Nr. 1 Es-dur, BWV 525: I. Allegro · Triosonate Nr. 1 Es-dur, BWV 525: II. Adagio · Triosonate Nr. 1 Es-dur, BWV 525: III. Allegro · The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: XII. Canon alla Ottava · The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: XVII. Contrapunctus rectus · Präludium und Fuge in C-dur, BWV 547: II. Fuge · The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: VII. Contrapunctus 7 · The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: XIII. Canon alla Duodecima in Contrapuncto alla Quinta · The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: XIV. Canon per Augmentationem in contrario motu · Präludium und Fuge in C-dur, BWV 547: I. Präludium · The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: XIV. Idem rectus · The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: XIV. Idem inversus · The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: XVII. Contrapunctus inversus · The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: XIV. Canon alla Decima in Contrapuncto alla Terza · Choral-Partita, BWV 768 "Sei gegrüsset, Jesu gütig" · +16 more
Live shows
What your concerts should pay you
Estimated · a typical show of yours in Germany€37 – €489for you per show, once the setlist is reported to GEMA
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.