Music publishing is confusing. We’ve created a publishing simulator for the streaming era to help you make sense of publishing income from streams. This tool also gives insight into how publishing deals work.

Learn MoreAlso check out the Record Deal Simulator!

Select a deal type:

Unpublished

No deal with a publisher or administrator

Co-Publishing

A deal in which a publisher co-owns your pub catalog

Admin

A deal in which a company collects royalties without owning copyright

digital streaming platforms

Streams

This represents streams across all platforms

050M100M50M

streaming revenue: $54,000

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Digital Mech.
Rate 

$0.00059 PER STREAM

Digital Perf.
Rate 

$0.00049 PER STREAM

Digital Mechanical RoyaltiesThese royalties are paid to the MLC

Digital Performance RoyaltiesThese royalties are paid to a PRO like BMI, ASCAP

54.6%

$29,500Digital Mechanical Royalty 

37.9%

$20,458Digital Performance Royalty 

7.5%

$4,043Amount Retained by PRO

$29,500Digital Mechanical Royalty 

$20,458Digital Performance Royalty 

$4,043Amount Retained by PRO

Unclaimed Money$49,958

If you are unpublished and aren’t yet signed up with an administrator (e.g. MLC) and a PRO (e.g. ASCAP), the amount above is the total share that the songwriter(s) are leaving on the table.

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