Music royalties

Which song generates the most royalties? All figures are in American dollars. Santa Claus is Coming to Town, Haven Gillespie and Fred Coots (1934), $45 million. Every Breath You Take, Sting (1983): $35 million (Sting makes about $2,000/day from the song) Oh Pretty Woman, Roy Orbison and Bill Dees (1964): $30 million. Christmas Song, Mel … Read more

Do clubs pay royalties? Yes. The royalties we distribute for live performances are based on the licensing fees paid by the venues where they take place, so there is a direct link between what a venue pays and who that money goes to. Many of our general licensees use recorded music but do not host … Read more

How much is royalties for a song? The rate for Mechanical Royalties in the United States is set by the US government and is $0.091 per CD and digital download. That’s 9.1 cents to the composition owners every time the sound recording is pressed to a CD or downloaded from an online store. Read more … Read more

Does a DJ have to pay royalties? playing your own music (or official remixes you made) is absolutely fine, because 99% of the time, you own the rights to your own music, unless you gave a label exclusive rights to it. playing other people’s tracks requires royalties to be paid to those artists. Read more … Read more

How much do artists make from radio? The compensation that Internet-based radio stations provide artists is determined by a panel of judges on the Copyright Royalty Board, which set a rate of 17 cents per 100 plays by those who listen on stations supported by advertising and 22 cents per 100 plays by those who … Read more