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with Music Cast's Neighboring Rights Administration Service


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What are neighboring rights?

Neighboring rights refer to the right to publicly perform, or broadcast, a sound recording. Sound recording owners (record labels and master rights owner) and performing artists are entitled to collect neighboring rights royalties whenever their sound recordings are publicly performed on satellite radio (such as Sirius XM), internet radio (such as Pandora, BBC), cable TV music channels, TV outside of the USA, terrestrial radio outside of the USA, in clubs, bars and cafes and much more. 

Learn more

You're earning royalties if your music is:

  • Plays on radio / web radio
    - Terrestrial radio outside of the US, e.g. BBC
    - Satellite (e.g. Sirius XM)
  • Streams on TV
  • Publicly performed (e.g. being played in public places and businesses)
  • Private copying levy (royalty to account for recorded music being copied domestically, paid on bank media bought for person use)
  • Included in new online media (e.g. webcasts, simulcasting)

 

The process

Our process in four easy steps.

Submit Application

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Review

In one business day.

Approved

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Top questions answered

In this section, you can address common questions efficiently.


Neighboring rights refer to the right to publicly perform, or broadcast, a sound recording. Sound recording owners (record labels and master rights owner) and performing artists are entitled to collect neighboring rights royalties whenever their sound recordings are publicly performed on satellite radio (such as Sirius XM), internet radio (such as Pandora, BBC), cable TV music channels, TV outside of the USA, terrestrial radio outside of the USA, in clubs, bars and cafes and much more.

Empower yourself now with Music Cast! 

Get started with Music Cast today and make your music work for you.

Empower yourself now with Music Cast! 

Get started with Music Cast today and make your music work for you.