Royalties
Publisher's Share
The publisher's share is the publisher's half of every performance and mechanical royalty. With no publisher it's still yours, once a publisher entity is registered to collect it.
Where this sits
Publisher's Share
- Distribution
- Broadcast
- Publishing
- Performance
A publisher's share is the other half of the composition money: every performance and mechanical royalty splits into a writer's share and a publisher's share, roughly half each. The publisher's share is collected by the music publisher that administers the song, or, if you have no publisher, by you.
Good to know
Publisher's Share: common questions
- What is the publisher's share if I don't have a publisher?
- It's still yours, you're effectively your own publisher. To collect it through a PRO you register a publisher entity (even under your own name); until one exists, the organization may hold the share or pay it back to you as the writer.
- Does collecting a publisher's share mean giving up my song?
- No. The publisher's share is a collection role, not ownership. A publishing administrator like Notes collects it for you without taking a stake in your composition.