{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"RouteNote - Radar","provider_url":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar","author_name":"Radar Team","author_url":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar\/author\/rn_adm_rad\/","title":"What Happens to Unclaimed Music Royalties? - RouteNote - Radar","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"23EfjD4aFN\"><a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar\/what-happens-to-unclaimed-music-royalties\/\">What Happens to Unclaimed Music Royalties?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar\/what-happens-to-unclaimed-music-royalties\/embed\/#?secret=23EfjD4aFN\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;What Happens to Unclaimed Music Royalties?&#8221; &#8212; RouteNote - Radar\" data-secret=\"23EfjD4aFN\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/routenote_music_royalties_-_something_in_4k_and_looks_real_wo_952e4fb0-897b-4064-91b9-821fd7d7b269_1.png","thumbnail_width":1024,"thumbnail_height":1024,"description":"Music can earn money without the person owed that money ever receiving it. This happens more often than many independent artists realise. The song gets streamed, performed, broadcast or licensed. The money is generated. But the collection system cannot confidently identify who should receive it. The royalties become unmatched or unclaimed. Why do royalties go unclaimed? Common causes include: The music industry uses several databases and collection societies rather than one universal system. A mistake can break the chain. Distribution alone doesn&#8217;t collect everything Your distributor primarily accounts for revenue associated with the sound recording from the services it delivers..."}