Services
Every type of royalty. One platform.
From the first stream to the final cent, UMG covers every royalty stream the modern music industry generates. Built for artists, labels, publishers, and rights holders of every size.
Streaming Royalties
Collection and distribution of royalties from Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, Amazon Music, Tidal, Deezer, and 200+ other DSPs worldwide. Stream-level data refreshed daily.
Mechanical Royalties
Compensation for the reproduction of compositions — physical, digital, on-demand streams, and downloads. Direct registration with HFA, MLC, MCPS, GEMA, SACEM and global counterparts.
Performance Rights
Public performance royalties from radio, TV, venues, restaurants, and digital broadcasters. Worldwide PRO administration with ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, PRS, GEMA, JASRAC and more.
Synchronization
Sync placements in film, television, commercials, video games, and trailers. Transparent fee splits between master and publishing rights holders, paid within 30 days of clearance.
Neighboring Rights
Royalties owed to performers and master recording owners when songs are broadcast publicly. Active in every territory that recognizes neighboring rights.
International Collection
On-the-ground partnerships with collection societies in 180+ countries. We chase the long tail of international micro-royalties so you don't have to.
Royalty Advances
Non-recoupable advances against future royalty earnings, with flexible terms. Keep 100% ownership of your masters and publishing while accessing capital today.
Catalog Administration
End-to-end management of legacy catalogs and estates. Metadata cleanup, rights re-registration, and aggressive royalty recovery on un-matched usage.
How it works
Four steps from play to payout.
Register
We register your masters and compositions with every relevant collection society and DSP globally.
Match
Our matching engine identifies your rights against billions of usage events every month.
Collect
We collect and reconcile royalty data from 200+ platforms and 180+ territories.
Pay
Monthly payouts with full transparency. Drill down to the cent, the stream, the territory.
Stay tuned to the royalty beat
Monthly briefings on streaming economics, royalty pool changes, copyright legislation, and how the world's top artists get paid.
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