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
6 entries carry your name
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).
Likely yours
0
same ISRC, your name with one of your titles, or with a real co-writer of yours
To check
6
same full name on a list from a country you're linked to — may be someone else
BIE SANFTER (CAPRICIO SC1)Same name — check
MESAM (Türkiye) — Works used in Turkey (radio, Spotify, YouTube) that MESAM could not identify (last four quarterly distributions) · ref W-4680727.32
Matched: same name (ELISABETH SCHWARZKOPF) · 2026 MART DÖNEMİ DAĞITIMLARI · DIGITURK-YERLI YENIDEN ILETIM KANALLARI, D SMART-YERLI YENIDEN ILETIM KANALLARI, TÜRKSAT-YERLI YENIDEN ILETIM KANALLARI
How to claim: Ask your society to claim the work from MESAM, quoting the work number on the list. Official list ↗
DAS HULDIGUNGSFESTPIEL (FUGUE)Same name — check
MESAM (Türkiye) — Works used in Turkey (radio, Spotify, YouTube) that MESAM could not identify (last four quarterly distributions) · ref W-4683971.06
Matched: same name (ELISABETH SCHWARZKOPF) · 2026 MART DÖNEMİ DAĞITIMLARI · DIGITURK-YERLI YENIDEN ILETIM KANALLARI, D SMART-YERLI YENIDEN ILETIM KANALLARI, TÜRKSAT-YERLI YENIDEN ILETIM KANALLARI
How to claim: Ask your society to claim the work from MESAM, quoting the work number on the list. Official list ↗
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 626 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€0 – €6
Songwriting · from streams
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Recording · neighbouring rights
€0 – €6
On the radio
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf 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): triple j Unearthed (Australia), BBC Radio 2 (United Kingdom), ABC Jazz (Australia), ABC Classic (Australia), BBC Radio 3 (United Kingdom), triple j (Australia), Sveriges Radio P3 Din gata (Sweden), Double J (Australia), Sveriges Radio P1 (Sweden), Sveriges Radio P2 (Sweden), Sveriges Radio P3 (Sweden), BBC Radio 6 Music (United Kingdom), BBC Radio 1Xtra (United Kingdom), Sveriges Radio P4 Stockholm (Sweden), KEXP 90.3 FM Seattle (United States), 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.
DUETTO BUFFO DI DUE GATTI (KISSADUETTO) KAHDELLE LAULUÄÄNELLE JA PIANOLLE.Same name — check
Gramex (Finland) — Other uses in Finland (TV, streaming services, venues) that Gramex could not match · ref 2170327
Matched: same name (ELISABETH SCHWARZKOPF)
How to claim: Register the recording with Gramex (or ask your neighbouring-rights society to) quoting the Gramex ID. Official list ↗
E SUSANNA NON VIEN DOVE SONO FIGAROS BRÖLLOPSame name — check
Gramex (Finland) — Radio plays in Finland that Gramex could not match to a registered recording · ref 1927982
Matched: same name (SCHWARZKOPF ELISABETH)
How to claim: Register the recording with Gramex (or ask your neighbouring-rights society to) quoting the Gramex ID. Official list ↗
HANSEL UND GRETEL DRITTES BILD ACT 3 TROISIEME ACTESame name — check
MESAM (Türkiye) — Works used in Turkey (radio, Spotify, YouTube) that MESAM could not identify (last four quarterly distributions) · ref W-4483111.70
Matched: same name (ELISABETH SCHWARZKOPF) · 2025 ARALIK DÖNEMİ DAĞITIMLARI · LİSTESİZ RADYOLAR 2, LİSTESİZ TELEVİZYONLAR 2, LİSTESİZ UMK
How to claim: Ask your society to claim the work from MESAM, quoting the work number on the list. Official list ↗
SCHREIBT EINE OPER WIE (OCTUOR 2EME PARTIE)Same name — check
MESAM (Türkiye) — Works used in Turkey (radio, Spotify, YouTube) that MESAM could not identify (last four quarterly distributions) · ref W-4655382.33
Matched: same name (ELISABETH SCHWARZKOPF) · 2026 MART DÖNEMİ DAĞITIMLARI · DIGITURK-YERLI YENIDEN ILETIM KANALLARI, D SMART-YERLI YENIDEN ILETIM KANALLARI, TÜRKSAT-YERLI YENIDEN ILETIM KANALLARI
How to claim: Ask your society to claim the work from MESAM, quoting the work number on the list. Official list ↗
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.
