Is Songtrust a publisher?
Songtrust is a publishing administrator. We are a 1-stop-shop for collecting on all of your publishing rights. So, using a distributor to collect from your 'recording' ownership and using Songtrust to collect from your 'composition' ownership will cover all of your royalty collection needs.
Is Songtrust a one time payment?
We charge a one-time, $100 fee per songwriter. Not an annual or per-release fee - a one-time fee, with no limit to the number of songs. This enables us to do our valuable up-front catalog management work for you. More details here.
How do I register a song with Songtrust?
When you register a work with Songtrust, you are registering the writer's share only, based on 100%. Then from the “Songwriters” page, click “Outside Writers” and then “+ Add a new outside songwriter.”
Do I need Songtrust if I have DistroKid?
DistroKid is not a music publisher that offers publishing services, they are a music distributor that distributes music to online stores and streaming services. ... They do not offer additional music publishing services but instead recommend Songtrust for music publishing.
What is Songtrust used for?
Songtrust provides worldwide publishing administration services to independent songwriters, publishers, labels with publishing arms, managers, lawyers, distributors, and anyone else representing compositions.
What does Songtrust cost?
Do I need Songtrust if I have BMI?
If you're already registered with BMI (or any other performance rights organization), you are free to choose to have Songtrust manage parts of your music catalog and leave the rest to be done directly with your performance rights organization.
Who uses Songtrust?
SONGTRUST ADMINISTERS OVER 3,000,000 SONGS FOR MORE THAN 350,000 CLIENTS, WITH 4,000 SONGS ADDED EACH MONTH. WE COLLECT FROM MORE THAN 60 GLOBAL SOURCES, COVERING 98% OF THE WORLD'S MUSIC MARKET ON BEHALF OF CLIENTS IN 145 COUNTRIES.