PERFORMING RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS

      Academy Of Country Music

      4100 W Alameda Ave, # 208

Burbank, CA. 91505

Phone # 1-818-842-8400

Website: www.acmcountry.com

Founded in 1964 to promote Country music.

 

AFM

American Federation Of Musicians

1501 Broadway, Ste. 600

New York, NY 10036

Phone # 1-212-869-1330

Website: www.afm.org

Founded in the 1800’s the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada helps thousands of musicians in various daily

activities from negotiating agreements, protecting ownership of recorded music, securing benefits such as health care and pension, or lobbying our legislators.

 

AFTRA

American Federation Of TV & Radio Artist

5757 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 9

Los Angeles, CA. 90036

Phone # 1-323-634-8100

Website: www.aftra.com

The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) is a national labor union representing over 70,000 plus performers artist and journalists

working in the entertainment and news media industry.

 

Americana Music Association

411 E Iris Dr. Ste. D

Nashville, TN 37204

Phone # 615-386-6936

Website: www.americanamusic.org
The Americana Music Association is a professional trade organization whose mission is to provide a forum for the advocacy of Americana music and to promote public awareness of the genre to support the creative and economic viability of professionals in this field. The Americana Music Association is a professional trade association dedicated to building and promoting the Americana genre and the individuals who participate in our industry.

ASCAP-American society Of Composers Authors & Publishers

Website: www.ascap.com

One of three performing rights organizations who collects royalties on behalf of members these royalties are collected each time a radio station plays a song.

ASCAP is the home to over 300,000 plus U.S. composers, songwriters, lyricists, and music publishers of every kind of music.

ASCAP protects the rights of its members by licensing and distributing royalties for the non-dramatic public performances of their copyrighted works.

 

There is an application processing fee of $25 to join ASCAP, but there are no annual dues.

 

Join ASCAP online or download forms and follow instructions

 

After completing and signing the application materials, please send them to:
ASCAP Membership Department
Application Enclosed
One Lincoln Plaza
New York, NY 10023

 

How Ascap Pay Royalties
One of the first steps to getting paid is making sure your works are registered at ASCAP

ASCAP OFFICES

New York Office

One Lincoln Plaza
New York, NY 10023
Tel: (212) 621-6000
Fax: (212) 724-9064

 

Los Angeles Office

7920 W. Sunset Boulevard, Third Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90046
Tel: (323) 883-1000
Fax: (323) 883-1049

 

Nashville Office

Two Music Square West
Nashville, TN 37203
Tel: (615) 742-5000
Fax: (615) 742-5020

 

Chicago Office

1608 N Milwaukee, Suite 1007
Chicago, IL 60647
Tel: (773) 394-4286
Fax: (773) 394-5639

 

Miami Office

420 Lincoln Rd, Suite 385
Miami Beach, FL 33139
Tel: (305) 673-3446
Fax: (305) 673-2446

 

Puerto Office

Ave. Martinez Nadal
c/ Hill Side 623
San Juan, PR 00920
Tel: (787) 707.0782
Fax: (787) 707.0783

 

Atlanta Office

Tel: (404) 351-1224
Fax: (404) 351-1252

The End of ASCAP List

 

The Blues Foundation-

The Blues Foundation
49 Union Avenue
Memphis, TN 38103-2492
Tel: 901-527-2583
Fax: 901.529.4030

Website: www.blues.org

Organized and founded in 1980, The Blues Foundation’s mission is to preserve Blues history, celebrate Blues excellence, support Blues education and ensure the future of this uniquely American art form.

 

 

Billboard  Magazine

Launched in the fall of 1894 by two partners, William H. Donaldson and James H. Hennegan,

 

BMI-

Website: www.bmi.com

One of three performing rights organizations who collects royalties on behalf of members these royalties are collected from  network television, cable TV, cable movie channels (HBO, Showtime, etc.), radio, satellite radio, nightclubs, stores, restaurants and other public performance.

BMI collects license fees on behalf of its songwriters, composers and music publishers and distributes them as royalties to those members whose works have been performed. Find a list of locations below of BMI offices around the country!

 

Join BMI As. You cannot join BMI if you are currently affiliated with another performing right society. There are no fees to Join BMI as a Songwriter or Composer but there are fees for joining BMI as a Music Publisher (Click link to view).

 

 

How BMI Pay Royalties

One of the first steps to getting paid is making sure your works are registered at BMI

 

BMI OFFICES

 

 

CMJ Network,

151 W. 25th St., 12th Fl.,

New York, NY 10001
Phone: 917.606.1908

Fax: 917.606.1914

 

Film Music Network:

 

Gospel Music Association: Founded in 1964, the Gospel Music Association serves as the face and voice for the Christian/Gospel music community and is dedicated to exposing, promoting and celebrating the gospel through music of all styles including pop, rock, praise & worship, black gospel, R&B, hip hop, southern gospel, country, and more.
The GMA community consists of 4,000 members includes agents, artists, church leaders, managers, promoters, radio personnel, record company executives, retailers, songwriters, and other industry visionaries. The GMA produces the GMA Dove Awards, GMA Music Week, GMA Music in the Rockies, and the GMA Academy.

 

Nielsen Soundscan–Nielsen covers the music industry from tracking sales of music and video products to providing the data source to the Billboard music charts. Radio airplay is also a major aspect of the music industry covered. We monitor 1,600 radio stations, satellite radio and cable music channels in over 140 markets in the U.S. (including Puerto Rico) and 30 Canadian markets.

Q: Where do I send my new music to be encoded?

Send all mixes of your single releases (preferably on CD) to:
BDS
8100 N.W. 101st Terrace
Kansas City, MO 64153
Attn: Encoding Department

To ensure prompt completion, please provide the following information with your product:
Artist Name
Song titles with specific mix names, if applicable
Label
Contact Information
When sending an entire album, please specify priority tracks for encoding!

Click on BDS for more information on encoding music.

Nielsen BDS announces Virtual Encode! Now you can submit your CD’s and MP3’s, free of charge, electronically through our secure Virtual Encode website.

To submit your music via Virtual Encode:
1. Please send an email with “Virtual Encode” as the subject to our Client Services Department at clientservices@bdsonline.com for a username and password. When submitting your request, PLEASE include the following information in the body of your email:

Your Full Name
Company or Label Name
Contact Number
Primary Email Address
Any Additional Contact Information
2. After which, You will receive login information and instructions for the Virtual Encode website, via e-mail.

 

Click on BDS for more information on Virtual encoding music .

 

Mediabase: Mediabase 1 of 3 organization that tracks radio airplay of music and provide the data to the Billboard music charts. Mediabase monitors commercial radio stations, satellite radio and cable music channels in the U.S. (including Puerto Rico) and  Canadian markets.

Q: Where do I send my new music to be encoded?

A: Send new music to:

Mediabase Research
Attn: Encoding Department
15260 Ventura Blvd., Ste 400
Sherman Oaks, CA, 91403

or email MP3 file to:
digitaldelivery@mediabase.com

NOTE: It is very helpful to include as much information as possible, e.g., the name of the track(s) you are working at radio, the format(s), contact name at the label, phone number, e-mail address, etc. You can submit song information through the Mediabase New Music Notification form

 

Sound Exchange: is an independent, nonprofit performance rights organization. Sound Exchange is a non-profit performance rights organization that collects statutory royalties from satellite radio (such as SIRIUS XM), internet radio, cable TV music channels and similar platforms for streaming sound recordings.  The Copyright Royalty Board, which is appointed by The U.S. Library of Congress, has entrusted Sound Exchange as the sole entity in the United States to collect and distribute these digital performance royalties on behalf of featured recording artists, master rights owners (like record labels), and independent artists who record and own their masters.

      Canadian Intellectual Property Office

Place du Portage I, 50 Victoria Street, Room C229,
Gaineau, Quebec, K1A 0C9, Canada
Tel 819-997-1936

Canadian Intellectual Property Office