Performance Rights 101: Royalties, PROs, Writers, Publishers & More

theproaudiofiles.com: If you’ve done a little research on music royalties, you may have come across the concept of “performance rights”. A songwriter has the right to be paid when their music is performed publicly. But where do these royalties come from? How does a single play on radio or television end up in a songwriter’s pocket? And what qualifies as a “performance”, exactly? This article will examine different aspects of performance rights and how royalties are distributed.