How do royalties work?
There are three main types of royalties and each work in a slightly different way. Firstly, there are Performance royalties. These are the royalties that the musician will receive from the music publisher with regards to their piece of music being broadcast or performed live. If their work is played on the radio, during a TV commercial, as part of a show or film soundtrack, at a nightclub or in any other public place, the musician should be paid a percentage of the income received in relation to the broadcast or performance. Performance royalties are collected from broadcasters in the UK by the Performing Rights Society (PRS). If the musicians are members of the PRS, they would receive their royalties directly from PRS, otherwise the music publisher would be given the musicians royalties which are then passed on to the musician. Secondly, there are Mechanical royalties. These are royalties which are associated with recorded versions of a piece of music which are then manufactured and s
