Helping Songwriters & Artists Get Paid
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What does Lousy Songs Do?
Collects and distributes global songwriting / publishing royalties
Registers, updates, and maintains data with all royalty organizations
Notifies PRO’s of live concerts
Negotiates Sync deals
Personalized service and career development
Why Lousy Songs?
Lowest commission rate
Flexibility
No stipulations that constrain songwriters
Personalized resource
Songwriting & Publishing Royalties
Managing royalties across different channels is complicated. Lousy Songs manages, tracks, and deals with all that administrative stuff, so you spend more time following your passion and gettin’ paid.
Public Performance
Via ASCAP, BMI, SESAC (aka PRO’s)
Performance royalties are the fees music users pay when music is performed publicly. Music played over the radio, in a restaurant or bar, or over a service like Spotify or Pandora is considered a public performance.
Mechanical
Mechanical royalties are paid to a songwriter, composer, or music publisher whenever a physical or digital copy of one of their songs or compositions is made via HFA, MLC.
Sync: Film / TV Production Co’s
Sync payments are paid to a songwriter or music publisher when their song is used in "sync" with visual images on a screen, i.e. the use of a song in television, movies, and commercials.
Where Songwriting & Publishing Royalties Come From
Online Streaming & Downloads
Public Performance & Mechanical Royalties are generated
15-20% of a stream gets distributed to songwriters and publishers (aka Lousy Songs)
80-85% of a stream distributed to the record label or distributor
Live Concerts
Public Performance royalties are generated
TV & Online Video
Public Performance & Sync royalties are generated
Video production companies negotiate Sync fees on a case-by-base basis
Radio
Public Performance royalties are generated
Let’s Talk
Gettin’ paid and keepin’ track of your music licensing and royalty stuffs is complicated, but we can help! Contact us about your specific needs.