Lyric Financial advances royalties to songwriters. They have worked with many high-profile musicians. If you’re a musician making at least $5,000 in annual royatllies, you automatically qualify to receive cash. They differ from your standard loan institution in that they’re music industry experts who can presumably give you the best value for your future royatlies. […]

RightsFlow’s premiere service is LimeLight, a platform that streamlines the process of obtaining mechanical licenses for “cover” songs. The company also manages digital licensing and distribution payments for musicians and labels.

BMI is one of the dominant performing rights organizations in the U.S. that colelcts performance royalties and distributes them among musicians.

SoundExchange collects performance royalties on non-interactive digital recordings. Its main sources of revenue collection are satellite radio (SiriusXM) and internet radio stations like Pandora. SoundExchange distributes that revenue to musicians who register with their organization.

ASCAP is one of the dominant performing rights organizations in the U.S. that collects performance royalties and distributes them among musicians.

Audiam (beta) simplifies collection of YouTube licensing payments for musicians, labels and publishers. They also distribute music to a number of digital retailers. Savvy music entrepreneurs will be able to do much of what Audiam does in regards to YouTube by themselves. The service was started by Jeff Price, ousted CEO of digital distribution aggregator […]

SESAC is a performing rights organization that competes with ASCAP and BMI to service musicians in collecting performance royalties. They are the fastest-growing PRO, but are dwarfed in U.S. market share by ASCAP and BMI. Unlike ASCAP or BMI which are open to public registration, SESAC screens all applicants and is selective about who they […]

CD Baby is one of the oldest web services for independent musicians. It was acquired by Discmakers but continues to offer musicians digital distribution to major platforms on fair terms that bridge the gap between Tunecore and ONErpm. A one time 50 dollar fee per album and a 9% take on net income from digital […]