Music Publishing Administration
When the songs you write are downloaded or streamed worldwide, you may be earning royalties you don’t even know about. TuneCore Music Publishing Administration finds & collects these royalties for you.
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Every stream, every cover, every concert; no matter where your original music is being played around the world, you deserve your royalties. TuneCore has direct memberships with rights collection agencies from around the world to make sure you’re covered wherever your career takes you.
Get CoveredSync & Master Licensing
Get your original music pitched for placement in film, TV, commercials, video games, and more.
We actively pitch our songwriters' works to music supervisors and industry executives for sync placement in film, television, video games, advertising, and more. We make sure TuneCore songwriter compositions are front-and-center for every new opportunity.
Collect All Your Royalties
Performing rights organizations like ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC only collect your performance royalties, which account for about half of what you are owed. TuneCore works alongside PROs, and is able to collect all the money you’re owed from more than a dozen different types of royalties.
BMI, ASCAP, and SESAC
collect these royalties:
TuneCore Music Publishing Administration
collects these royalties for its songwriters:
Performance (ringtone/radio/TV)
Mechanicals
Digital performance (streaming, satellite radio)
Streaming mechanicals
Live Performance (US & Canada Only)
Live performance (Worldwide)
Ringtones
Synchronization
Master Use Fees (from Synchronization uses)
YouTube
How Publishing Works
TuneCore Music Distribution
You receive all of the master owner royalties from the sales and streams of your music, plus the mechanical royalties from downloads in the U.S. and Latin America
YouTube Sound Recording Revenue
You can collect revenue from your sound recording on YouTube. Visit Artist Services to learn more.
TuneCore Music Publishing Administration
You receive all of the songwriter publisher royalties from around the world except the mechanicals from downloads in the U.S. and Latin America (if you own the master recording).
Pricing
One-time Setup Fee
Submit as many compositions as you like.
Commission
Keep 85% of the royalties collected.
Sync Commission
Keep 80% of the revenue.
TUNECORE SUCCESS STORY
"TuneCore has always been my solution for digital distribution of my music and as my publishing admin team, they helped me get a sync for one of my songs. This gave me the flexibility to continue making music."
-The Undercover Dream Lovers
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