PUBLISHING & SONG MONEY
What do you want to do?Royalties, ownership, registrations and sample clearance in plain English.
Pick the job in everyday language. Music-industry terms stay in brackets when they help.
MONEY OVERVIEW
Revenue Intelligence (what came in, what is due, what needs paying out)
Keep invoices, landed cash, royalties, recoveries, 15% publishing commission and client payouts separate in one financial story.
Pick a job
The six rights and royalty jobs most admins need. Everything else is under More tools.
Add a royalty payment report(royalty statement)
Upload a payment report from PRS, ASCAP, BMI, The MLC or a distributor.
Add report →Check if a song was paid correctly(royalty check)
Look for possible missing money, wrong IDs or share differences.
Check money →Check who owns a song(rights / splits)
Check writers, publishers, ownership shares and song IDs.
Check ownership →Register a song(society / PRO registration)
Track a song registration with PRS, ASCAP or another collecting society.
Register song →Clear a sample(sample clearance)
Find who controls the sampled recording/song, record permission, terms and proof.
Clear sample →Review Fair Use(fair use / fair dealing)
Document the purpose, amount, market context and evidence before relying on a copyright exception.
Start review →More publishing tools
What do the music-business words mean?
Use the plain-English job names first. The formal industry terms remain visible for records and learning.