https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/interesting-article-how-spotify-streams-turn-into-royalties/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:53:02 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/interesting-article-how-spotify-streams-turn-into-royalties/#post-370247 Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:06:44 +0000 Register their work in accord with the policies of their country of residence

Join a PRO and register your songs with them.

If you're in the US, and regularly perform your own original work, I'd recommend the PRO be BMI. (Disclaimer: I AM a BMI affiliated songwriter!)

BMI is free to join, and has a program called "BMI Live" This program allows the performer to notify BMI whenever they've performed an original song in public (date and venue, your songs played). Then, when the next royalty distribution comes out, you collect the royalties due!

As far as I know, they're the only US based PRO that does this. I think ASCAP and SESAC are still using the "radio play" method of determining royalty payouts.]]> Guitar Players Discussion Moonrider https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/interesting-article-how-spotify-streams-turn-into-royalties/#post-370247 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/interesting-article-how-spotify-streams-turn-into-royalties/#post-370124 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:36:52 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion Blue Jay https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/interesting-article-how-spotify-streams-turn-into-royalties/#post-370124 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/interesting-article-how-spotify-streams-turn-into-royalties/#post-41955 Tue, 01 Nov 2011 21:21:26 +0000 http://blog.songtrust.com/songwriter-tips/how-spotify-streams-turn-into-royalties/

Not used Spotify myself, but it makes for an interesting read.]]> Guitar Players Discussion Alan Green https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/interesting-article-how-spotify-streams-turn-into-royalties/#post-41955