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.
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 360 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 – €100
Songwriting · from streams
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Recording · neighbouring rights
€1 – €100
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Drop it in and the figures come from your real streams, country by country — it never leaves your browser.
Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101: III. Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll. Adagio, ma non troppo, con affetto · Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101: II. Lebhaft. Marschmäßig. Vivace alla Marcia · Piano Sonata No. 13 in E‐Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1 “Sonata Quasi Una Fantasia”: II. Allegro molto e vivace · Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101: I. Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung. Allegretto, ma non troppo · Piano Sonata No. 13 in E‐Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1 “Sonata Quasi Una Fantasia”: I. Andante · Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101: IV. Geschwinde, doch nicht zu sehr, und mit Entschlossenheit. Allegro · Piano Sonata No. 13 in E‐Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1 “Sonata Quasi Una Fantasia”: III. Adagio con espressione · Piano Sonata No. 13 in E‐Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1 “Sonata Quasi Una Fantasia”: IV. Allegro vivace · Piano Sonata No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 10 No. 1: III. Prestissimo · Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 “Waldstein”: III. Rondo. Allegretto moderato - Prestissimo · Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 “Pathétique”: II. Adagio cantabile · Piano Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Op. 10 No. 2: II. Allegretto · Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3: III. Menuetto. Allegro · Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 “Pathétique”: I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio · Piano Sonata No. 14 in C‐Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto · Piano Sonata No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 10 No. 1: I. Allegro molto e con brio · Piano Sonata No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 10 No. 1: II. Adagio molto · Piano Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Op. 10 No. 2: I. Allegro · Piano Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Op. 10 No. 2: III. Presto · Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3: I. Presto · +10 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.