Music publishing
If you're a songwriter, composer or beatmaker, you could be missing out on royalties from your compositions. By working with a network of global collection organisations around the world, we can make sure that you're receiving royalties no matter where your music is used.
Publishing for artists, by artists
RouteNote Publishing works with you to help protect your compositions and copyrights and ensure you’re not missing out on publishing royalties.
Partnered with industry leaders
At RouteNote Publishing, we work with the biggest organisations to keep track of your royalties, including The MLC, PRS, ASCAP, SoundExchange and more!
Collect publishing royalties worldwide
We have direct agreements with the top collection societies around the world, so we can cover your royalties worldwide. Collection and payment is fast and direct.
No sign up fees or hidden costs
To match the RouteNote free distribution plan, we also offer a free publishing service with a 85/15 split based on the royalties earned from working with us.
Flexible service with unlimited uploads
Our service is completely non-exclusive and you can upload as many or as little compositions as you like - if you only want to collect a singular royalty type, you can.
Protect compositions and copyright
The second you compose music, you create a copyright. We can protect this for you and make sure you're paid whether it is used by yourself or anyone else.
Get the most from your compositions
We can collect your performance royalties, mechanical royalties and neighbouring rights - we also offer YouTube Micro Synchronisations.
Frequently asked questions
We know that music publishing can be a lot to take in sometimes. Check out these frequently asked questions to clear up anything that may have you scratching your head.
Publishing is about the composition of a song, rather than the sound recording. Whenever
a song is written and recorded, it’ll have two copyrights associated with it, the Sound
Recording copyright and the Publishing (or Composition) copyright.
RouteNote collects the royalties for the use of the Sound Recording (often known as
‘Main Artist’ or ‘Master Recording’ royalty) whilst RouteNote Publishing collects
royalties for the use of the Composition, which are owed to the writer(s) of the track,
as opposed to the sound recording rights holders, although this can commonly be the same
person or people.
Both of these royalties are owed from uses such as on-demand streaming.
If you write your own music, or are the rightsholder for the composition (lyrics and melody) and you intend to release the music, then you may be eligible for publishing collections.
RouteNote Publishing is free to use, with no hidden charges or fees.
You will be paid 45 days after the month your royalties were earned in along with the rest of your RouteNote earnings - it will appear on your statement alongside your sound recording royalties. However, the ingestion period for these royalties can be from 6-9 months. This is because we are collecting your royalties from over 100 countries and societies and each one has a different upload period.
A PRO is a ‘Performing Rights Organisation’ whose purpose is to link music usage to songwriters whenever their music has been publicly broadcast (TV, radio, digital streaming) and collect royalties on behalf of the composers involved. Many nations or territories have their own PRO, with some territories having more than one, such as ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC in the US.
Yes! Your PRO will pay 50% of your performance royalties to you directly, known as the
‘writers share’ and RouteNote Publishing will collect the other 50% known as the
‘publisher’s share’ plus, 100% of your mechanical royalties.
RouteNote registers your works directly at multiple PROs to ensure data and royalties
flow smoothly to you.
An IPI number is your ‘identity code’ which is given to you when you sign up to a PRO. We use these identifiers when we register your works at PROs all over the world. You will be able to find this number in your account details section on your PRO's website.