Royalty coverage

Does Songtrust collect songwriter performance royalties?

Partly

Songtrust is explicitly NOT a PRO. It administers the PUBLISHER share; your PRO still pays your writer share directly. You still need ASCAP or BMI.

What this stream is. Paid when the composition is performed or broadcast. Split into a writer share and a publisher share, and those two halves can be collected by different parties.

Nothing specific to this stream, but Songtrust carries 3 documented traps on other royalty streams. See them on the matrix.

Read from Songtrust's own documentation on 2026-08-13. Check it yourself, and if it has changed, tell us.

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