Distribute and Monetize Music on SoundExchange

SoundExchange Description

SoundExchange is a non-profit organization established by the Copyright Royalty Board. SoundExchange collects and distributes digital performance royalties on behalf of recording artists, master rights owners (like record labels), and independent artists who own their masters. SoundExchange collects these royalties from three main sources:

Non-interactive webcasters : SoundExchange collects royalties from non-interactive webcasters, that is service providers that do not allow users to pick and choose what they listen to. Pandora is an example of a non-interactive webcaster, whereas MySpace or YouTube are interactive (or on-demand) streaming services because a user picks exactly what he/she wants to listen to.
Satellite and Digital Cable TV : When your song is played through digital cable and satellite television music related services like Music Choice (Digital Cable) and Muzak (Dish), SoundExchange collects and distributes the royalties.
Satellite Radio Services : In the world of terrestrial radio, it’s only the songwriter and publisher that receive performance royalties, not necessarily the performing artist (unless they own or control their underlying composition(s)). However, in the world of satellite radio, like SiriusXM, SoundExchange monitors their plays and allocates the money to recording artists accordingly. In order to collect potential royalties owed to you on these types of services, you will need to register with Sound Exchange directly, which is free.
Please also note that SoundExchange is different from performing rights organizations such as BMI, ASCAP and SESAC (the “PROs”). The PROs collect royalties when music is publicly performed on behalf of songwriters and publishers, not the performance artists per se (although as mentioned above, they may be the same person). Registration with the PROs is a separate process. Visit their respective websites for more information.

Accepted Genres

Alternative, Alternative/Experimental, Alternative/Indie Pop, Alternative/Gothic, Alternative/Grunge, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative/Rock, Ambient/New Age, Ambient/New Age/Meditation, Blues, Blues/Contemporary Blues, Blues/New Orleans Blues, Blues/Traditional Blues, Children’s Music, Children’s Music/Classic, Children’s Music/Holiday, Children’s Music/Stories, Classical, Classical/Antique, Classical/Baroque, Classical/Concert, Classical/Chamber, Classical/Modern Compositions, Classical/Opera, Classical/Orchestral, Classical/Piano, Classical/Romantic, Comedy, Country, Country/Bluegrass, Country/Contemporary, Country/Honky Tonk, Country/Nashville, Country/Pop, Country/Square Dance, Easy Listening, Easy Listening/Bar Jazz/Cocktail, Easy Listening/Bossa Nova, Easy Listening/Lounge, Easy Listening/Traditional, Electronic, Electronic/Breaks, Electronic/Broken beat, Electronic/Chill Out, Electronic/Dance, Electronic/Deep House, Electronic/Downtempo – experimental, Electronic/Drum & Bass, Electronic/Dub/Reggae/Dancehall, Electronic/Dubstep/Grime, Electronic/Electro House, Electronic/Glitch Hop, Electronic/Hard Dance, Electronic/Hard Techno, Electronic/Hardcore, Electronic/Hardstyle, Electronic/House, Electronic/Jazz, Electronic/Indie Dance/Nu Disco, Electronic/Minimal, Electronic/Pop Trance, Electronic/Progressive House, Electronic/Psy-Trance, Electronic/Tech House, Electronic/Techno, Electronic/Trance, Electronic/Trip Hop, Experimental, Folk, Funk/R&B, Hip-Hop/Rap, Hip-Hop/Rap/Gangsta & Hardcore, Holiday/Christmas, Inspirational, Jazz, Jazz/Dixie/Rag Time, Jazz/Latin Jazz, Jazz/World, Jazz/Bebop, Jazz/Big Band, Jazz/Classic, Jazz/Contemporary, Jazz/Free Jazz, Jazz/Fusion, Jazz/Jazz Funk, Jazz/Nu Jazz/Acid Jazz, Jazz/Smooth Jazz, Jazz/Swing, Jazz/Traditional, Latin, Latin/Bossa Nova, Latin/Brasil/Tropical, Latin/Pop, Latin/Rock en Español, Latin/Salsa/Merengue, New Age, Pop, Pop/Contemporary/Adult, Pop/J-Pop, Pop/K-Pop, Pop/Singer Songwriter, R&B, Reggae, Rock, Rock/Brit-Pop, Rock/Classic, Rock/Glam Rock, Rock/Heavy Metal, Rock/Hard Rock/Heavy Metal, Rock/Progressive, Rock/Rock ‘n’ Roll, Rock/Singer/Songwriter, Soul, Soundtrack, Soundtrack/Anime, Soundtrack/Musical, Soundtrack/TV, Spiritual, Spiritual/Christian, Spiritual/Gospel, Spiritual/India, Spiritual/Judaica, Spiritual/World, Spiritual/Gregorian, Vocal/Nostalgia, World, World/African, World/Americas/Brazilian, World/Americas/Brazilian/Bossa Nova, World/Americas/Cajun-Creole, World/Americas/Calypso, World/Americas/Cuba-Caribbean, World/Americas/Mexican, World/Americas/North-American, World/Americas/South-American, World/Arabic, World/Asian/China, World/Asian/India, World/Asian/India-Bollywood, World/Asian/Japan, World/Asian/Central Asia, World/Asian/South Asia, World/Australian/Pacific, World/Ethnic, World/Europe/Eastern, World/Europe/French, World/Europe/German, World/Europe/Northern, World/Europe/Southern, World/Europe/Western, World/Mediterranean/Greece, World/Mediterranean/Italy, World/Mediterranean/Spain, World/Russian, World/Worldbeat, Flamenco, Fitness&Workout, World/Europe/Spain, World/Americas/Argentina, World/Americas/Colombia, World/Americas/Panama, World/Americas/Peru, Latin/Bachata, Latin/Banda, Latin/Big Band, Latin/Bolero, Latin/Christian, Latin/Conjunto, Latin/Corridos, Latin/Cuban, Latin/Cumbia, Latin/Duranguense, Latin/Electronica, Latin/Grupero, Latin/Hip Hop, Latin/Latin Rap, Latin/Mambo, Latin/Mariachi, Latin/Norteño, Latin/Ranchera, Latin/Reggaeton, Latin/Salsa, Latin/Sierreño, Latin/Sonidero, Latin/Tango, Latin/Tejano, Latin/Tierra Caliente, Latin/Traditional Mexican, Latin/Vallenato, World/Americas/Brazilian/Black Music, World/Americas/Brazilian/Funk Carioca, World/Americas/Brazilian/Folk, Jazz/Brazilian Jazz, World/Americas/Brazilian/MPB, World/Americas/Brazilian/Axé, World/Americas/Brazilian/Samba, World/Americas/Brazilian/Chorinho, World/Americas/Brazilian/Samba-enredo, World/Americas/Brazilian/Marchinha, World/Americas/Brazilian/Pagode, World/Americas/Brazilian/Samba-Rock, World/Americas/Brazilian/Sambalanço, World/Americas/Brazilian/Samba-de-Raiz, Electronic/Acid House, Ska, Punk, Pop/Mandopop, World/Afro-Beat, World/Afro-Pop, Latin/Regional Mexicano, Trap, Trap/Future Bass, Trap/Future Bass/Twerk