Do I lose any rights to my music?
No. You keep the copyright in your songs and your recordings. We are appointed to register and collect on your behalf, and the agreement says so in clause 4.
P.200
You're owed money for your songs. We find it and collect it.
Your distributor pays you for the recording. The song itself earns separately, all over the world, and for most independent artists that money never arrives because the song isn't registered or matched. We fix that and collect it. Our fee is 20% of what we recover. If we find nothing, you pay nothing.
Thirty seconds. No sign-up. We do the looking.
You keep 100% ownership of your songs. Nothing is sold.
Where the money is
Averages from catalogues we've analysed; they vary by country and platform.
Every 1,000 Spotify streams earns twice
$3.00
for the recording. Reaches you through your distributor.
$0.75
for the song, worldwide. Paid only if the song is registered and matched. Usually it isn't.
The song money sits with the collection societies, split roughly half and half between mechanical and performance royalties. It builds up for years, and some of it is never paid out if nobody claims it. We claim it.
How it works
Three steps, and the first one takes two minutes
01
Tell us who you are
Artist name, e-mail and your Spotify link, that is all. We look at your catalogue and write back within a few days with what we found and what it is worth. The form is below.
02
We register and fix
Within 60 days we register or correct every song with the societies and chase the historical money. Within 90 days you get a report showing what we found.
03
You get paid every quarter
A statement showing where every dollar came from, and the money in your account.
Check my songs
Thirty seconds. No sign-up. We do the looking.
Tell us who you are
The deal
P.201 — what you're agreeing to, in six lines.
What you're agreeing to
- 01You keep 100% ownership of your songs. We are not buying anything.
- 02Our fee is 20% of what we collect. No set-up, monthly or admin charges. Your performing-rights writer share still goes straight to you.
- 0312 months, then it rolls on a year at a time. Either of us can end it with 90 days' notice. If we haven't registered your songs within 90 days, you can walk away.
- 04We pay you quarterly, with a statement showing where every dollar came from.
- 05While it runs, you don't register or claim the songs yourself or through anyone else, and our fee still applies to money we found if it ends up paid to you directly.
- 06If you ever decide to sell your songs or catalogue, you offer them to us first.
The full agreement is six pages. Read it before you sign.
Questions
Straight answers. Press reveal.
Straight answers
What does it cost?
20% of the money we collect, taken before we pay you. There is no other charge, ever. If we collect nothing, you pay nothing.
What about my distributor and my PRO?
Nothing changes. Your distributor keeps paying you for the recordings. Your performing-rights society (PRS, ASCAP, BMI and so on) keeps paying your writer share straight to you. We handle the publisher side of the song, which for most independent artists nobody is handling.
How is there money I'm not getting?
Streaming services pay song royalties to collection societies. The societies can only pay out when a song is registered and linked to the recording. When it isn't, the money sits in an unmatched pool, and after a few years it is shared out to other people. Most independent catalogues have songs in that pool.
How long am I committed for?
12 months, then it renews a year at a time unless one of us gives 90 days' notice. If we haven't registered your songs within 90 days of signing, you can end it on 30 days' notice.
Can I still sell my catalogue?
Yes. You tell us first and we have 30 days to match the offer. If we don't, you sell to whoever you like on the same terms.
What do you need from me?
Your signature. Your address, co-writer splits and any existing deals are optional boxes on the signing page; we can confirm them with you later.
Ready?
Reply to our message, or e-mail us your artist name
We send the agreement by Docusign the same day. You sign on your phone, we countersign, and the completed copy is e-mailed to you.
Check my songsThirty seconds. No sign-up. We do the looking.
Last Episode Music Group Limited, a private company limited by shares registered in England and Wales, company number 17475345. Registered office: 28 Queens Grove Road, London E4 7BT.
Figures per 1,000 streams are averages from catalogues we have analysed and vary by country and platform. The agreement, not this page, sets the terms.