
Claim Your Royalties From Every Source
Learn how each type of royalty is generated and collected.
Master Recording Ownership
This is ownership of the actual master recording audio file.
-
Earned From: interactive streams (Spotify, Apple Music), downloads, and physical sales like vinyl or CDs
Collected By: Distributors (e.g. TuneCore, DistroKid)
-
Earned From: Non-interactive digital radio like Pandora, SiriusXM, and iHeartRadio
Collected By: SoundExchange
-
Earned From: Your song being synced to (used in) TV, film, ads, or video games.
Collected By: artists or their representatives, negotiated on a case-by-case basis
Music Composition Ownership
This is ownership of the underlying musical work (think of sheet music).
-
Earned From: Your song being played in live shows, radio, venues, and even streaming platforms
Collected By: PROs like ASCAP or BMI
-
Earned From: All plays on interactive streaming platforms
Collected By: the mechanical licensing collective (the MLC)
-
Earned From: Other artists selling covers of your music both online and in physical stores
Collected By: the Harry Fox Agency

Collect What You’re Owed with the Royalty Hub
The Big Oats Royalty Hub is the definitive royalty administration platform for music management teams and independant artists. Whether you're handling royalties for multiple creators or managing your own catalog, we make it easy to register and track every work across all major platforms and collection societies without giving up ownership. It’s fair, transparent, and built with one goal in mind: getting artists paid.

A Plan For Every Artist
Choose between Standard and Plus. Get two months free when you pay yearly.
We collect your royalties from all major platforms and agencies worldwide. Just send us your song and writer info and we’ll handle the rest.
Everything in Standard, plus we'll distribute your music to all streaming platforms and DSPs. it's the ultimate one-stop-shop for catalog administration.

Step 1
Sign up and choose a plan that best fits your needs, budget, and royalty goals.
Send us your info. We’ll need song metadata, writer information, and audio files.
Step 2
Step 3
We register all your tracks with royalty collection agencies around the world.
Step 4
You’ll receive quarterly payments and detailed reports about your royalties.

Get Your Free Royalty Estimate Now
Fill out the information for one of your songs and see how much you might be missing out on.