How Much Do You Know About Music Royalties?
Are you an artist or a producer? Take this quiz to learn what you know about music royalties and where you may need to improve. Good luck!
/10
Who are sound recording royalties paid to?
Record Labels and Publishers
Songwriters and Publishers
Record Labels and Performing Artists
Performing Artists and Songwriters
/10
Who are publishing royalties typically paid to?
Publishers and Record Labels
Songwriters and Publishers
Publishing Administrators and Performing Artists
PROs
/10
Alex is driving to work and tunes into SiriusXM's Caliente channel. One of his favorite bachata songs starts to play. What type of royalty is generated, and which entity is responsible for collecting such royalty?
Publishing Royalty & SESAC
Public Performance Royalty & MLC
Mechanical Royalty & BMI
Digital Performance Royalty & SoundExchange
/10
Pat brings his retro radio to the beach and tunes into HOT 96.9, an FM radio station based in Boston. The station plays a song by an up-and-coming independent artist who does not currently have a publishing deal. What type of royalty is generated, and who is this royalty ultimately paid to?
Public Performance Royalty & Publisher
Public Performance Royalty & Songwriter
Digital Performance Royalty & Songwriter
Sound Recording Royalty & Record Label
/10
Qwan is a film producer and would like to use a song in his upcoming film. The song was written solely by Demaris and performed solely by Clyde, an independent artist. What license(s) does Qwan require to legally use the song for his film?
Master Use License from Demaris; Sync License from Clyde
Only a Sync License from Demaris
Cover License from Demaris; Sync License from Clyde
Master Use License from Clyde; Sync License from Demaris
/10
Arold is a US-based, independent artist with significant followings in Dallas, Phoenix, Toronto, London, and Los Angeles. He is looking to collect all of his mechanical royalties. He signs up with the MLC, HFA, and MRI. Will he be successful in collecting all of his mechanicals?
No, he is missing out on international mechanical royalties.
Yes
No, he is missing out on domestic mechanical royalties.
No, he is missing out on streaming mechanical royalties.
/10
Jason is streaming the latest Kendrick Lamar track on Spotify. What types of royalties are generated?
Public performance, sync, and sound recording
Digital performance, sound recording, and mechanical
Sound recording, public performance, and mechanical
Sync, mechanical, and digital performance
/10
Kevin is a songwriter and has been offered a sync license deal by a film company for his latest song. Kevin was offered a flat fee of $5,000, but he suspects that the film company may be paying double to the sound recording owners for the master use license. What should Kevin do to address this concern?
Ask for a copy of the master use license.
Request that his fee is most favored nations (MFN).
Track down the sound recording owners and negotiate with them.
Nothing. He's going to blow the deal.
/10
Who is responsible for setting the statutory mechanical royalty rate?
PROs
CRB
MLC
RIAA
/10
Mechanical royalties are generated from which of the following?
Cassettes
Vinyl
Streaming
All of the above
You got {number correct}/{number of questions} correct answers
Well, You are a Newbie!
It seems you are just starting out. Your effort is commendable though.
No worries, there's a huge ocean of learning and you can do it. Focus on polishing up the basics and keep on advancing!
You got {number correct}/{number of questions} correct answers
Awesome! You've got some experience!
Well done!
You definitely have some understanding of music royalties. However, to master this topic, you should brush up on your substantive knowledge a bit more. Good luck!
You got {number correct}/{number of questions} correct answers
Whoa! You are a Music Royalty Expert!
That's some great score!
You have an excellent hold on all the nuances of music royalties. Don't forget there is always room for improvement though. Keep on learning and inspiring others to learn. The music world needs you.
