Reading releases, one by one…
Checking this song. The first time takes a while — after that it opens instantly.
Reading releases, one by one…
Checking this song. The first time takes a while — after that it opens instantly.
Archie Shepp · I Know About the Life · 1981
Without this link a society can't tell which song a reported stream belongs to, so the writers' money waits. How to fix it →
Publishing · the song
Recording · the master
Public music databases and societies' published lists. Societies' own registers can only be checked by you — the links below open them.
Playlists published by public broadcasters, loaded every night (back to 5 Oct 2025): ABC Classic (Australia), KEXP 90.3 FM Seattle (United States), triple j (Australia), Double J (Australia), BBC Radio 1 (United Kingdom), triple j Unearthed (Australia), ABC Jazz (Australia), Sveriges Radio P1 (Sweden), Sveriges Radio P2 (Sweden), Sveriges Radio P3 (Sweden), Sveriges Radio P4 Stockholm (Sweden), Sveriges Radio P3 Din gata (Sweden), BBC Radio 6 Music (United Kingdom), BBC Radio 1Xtra (United Kingdom), BBC Radio 3 (United Kingdom), BBC Radio 2 (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.
Songwriting
Then every country where this song was released (1): 10 songwriting and 8 recording societies.
Public estimate from 325 ListenBrainz listens, your share of the writer credits and your role on the recording — often low outside the UK and US, and streaming only.