What is different about my new Publishing Dashboard from the last one?
We’ve made many improvements to your publishing dashboard with the help of our long-time partners Sentric Music! You now have direct access to:
- A revamped dashboard making it easier to maximize your publishing earnings
- Quarterly Royalty Statements at your fingertips
- Advanced analytics to help you understand how your songs are performing
- Collection of your publishing royalties as a songwriter, plus access to collect royalties for other songwriters you work with**
- Connect your Spotify for Artists account for seamless song management
Is there anything I no longer have access to in my publishing dashboard?
Nope! You have way more access to your data. Check your royalty statements, update your shares, add unlimited songs, and keep tabs on your songwriting success with ease.
How many songs can I submit for publishing administration?
As many as you want, as long as you wrote them and they are not administered by another publisher. Please ensure you only submit songs for publishing administration that are not currently controlled by other publishers.
How much does publishing administration with TuneCore cost?
TuneCore Publishing songwriters pay a one-time $75 sign-up fee. Get it while it’s hot!
How do I submit my TuneCore Distributed songs for publishing administration?
If you have distributed your songs through TuneCore, you’re already halfway there! When you distribute through us, most of your track data is automatically entered into your publishing dashboard. From there, you simply need to select your suggested songs and submit your shares and co-writer information to complete your registration.
- Go to your Publishing Dashboard
- Select Songs in the left menu
- You can either manually add the work through the 'Add a new song' option or use the Song Suggestion tool.
- If you are using the Song Suggestion tool, review your song suggestions and click on the song you wish to register.
- If you are the original writer, select “Yes, add this song to my list”.
- Confirm whether the recording is new to your publishing dashboard, or should be added to an existing song submission.
- Follow the remaining prompts, and assign your and your co-writer’s shares (percentage of ownership) for the song. Once you choose a writer name, make sure to click ‘add writer’ next to the dropdown menu in order to attach that name to the song and begin assigning shares.
- Once you’ve completed all the selections, click “Add Song” and you’re all set.
How do I submit my songs not distributed through TuneCore for publishing administration?
- Go to your Publishing Dashboard
- Click “Add a New Song”
- Either search for your song if it is live on Spotify, or manually enter the metadata required
- Add your and your co-writer’s shares (percentage of ownership) for the composition
- Add the performing artist for the recording
- Click “Add Song” to complete your submission.
* Your share (also called split) is the prorated percentage of ownership accurately attributed to you for your contribution to the song. You can learn more about shares here: What are shares and how do I figure out my share?
How many songwriters can I collect royalties for under my account?
You can collect publishing royalties for yourself and an unlimited amount of other songwriters. However, you MUST be authorized to do so. If you do not have explicit permission to collect another songwriter’s royalties, you should only collect your own through your TuneCore Publishing account. Collecting another songwriter’s royalties without permission is against our terms and conditions, and you risk the termination of your publishing agreement with TuneCore and the retraction of any publishing royalties paid through to your account.
Should I collect my co-writer’s royalties for our song through my Tunecore Publishing account?
It depends. You should only collect your co-writer’s publishing royalties if you have explicit permission to do so. If you are not authorized to collect royalties on another songwriter’s behalf, you should only collect your own through your TuneCore Publishing account. Collecting another songwriter’s royalties without permission is against our terms and conditions, and you risk the termination of your publishing agreement with TuneCore and the retraction of any publishing royalties paid through to your account.
How can I see how much I have earned in publishing royalties?
Your upcoming publishing royalty statements will be available via the menu on the left-hand side of your publishing dashboard. Your historical (previously issued) publishing royalty statements are available on your main TuneCore account dashboard. Click on Money & Analytics and select Balance History. There, you can filter the entries by Publishing, and access PDF or CSV downloadable versions of your statements.
What happens if I opt into sync? What happens if I don't?
If you opt into sync, any songs you submit for publishing administration will be exclusively eligible to be pitched and licensed by our sync team at a commission of 50%. If you don’t opt in for sync with us, you are free to work with other sync agents to pursue licensing your songs for film/TV, etc., while continuing to collect your publishing royalties. In short, sync is entirely optional.
What if I am both a songwriter and an artist - what should I select as my role?
Songwriter. As you add songs, you will be able to designate each writer as an author (lyrics) and/or composer (music) when assigning credits..
What should I do if there are multiple recordings of my songs? How do I register them all?
Adding multiple recordings to a single composition can be done in just a few steps.
- Go to your publishing dashboard
- Navigate to the “Songs” section of the left menu
- In your song library, click the drop-down arrow for the song you want to add a recording to
- Click “Add New Recording”
- Either select your recording via search on Spotify, or manually enter the metadata, including title, artist, ISRC, record label, and release date
- Click “Add Recording” and you’re all set.
What if I didn’t write my songs, I only perform them as an artist? Should I register for publishing administration?
No. You should only submit songs for publishing administration if you have written them.
Why does my dashboard say I don't have the "right to collect"?
The 'no right to collect' status will update once you begin registering songs! Part of the submission process will be a step that asks you if you have the right to collect for the writer(s) that you are adding to your song. You will see this once you add the writer to the song in question by clicking the 'add writer' next to the dropdown menu after you select the writer's name.
If you do not have explicit permission to collect another songwriter’s royalties, you should only be collecting your own share through your TuneCore Publishing account.
Why do I need to submit my co-writers’ shares?
When registering a composition, we now require that 100% of the writer’s shares are accounted for when you submit your songs for publishing administration. This ensures we accurately register your works with all the societies that collect your royalties.
When your co-writers register their shares with their publishing administrator, this ensures that our data matches theirs, meaning more accurate royalty collection and reduced risk of duplicate registrations. Accounting for 100% allows for precise registration of your works so we can collect your royalties accurately and without delay.
What is Sentric?
Sentric Music are longtime partners of TuneCore Publishing, and they help with our publishing administration. Our partnership with Sentric allows us to expand our reach worldwide and get more of your money into your pocket. Sentric are included in the publishing 'chain' on some of our international registrations as a partner, so if you see them listed there via your PRO account, no need to worry!
Are my songs automatically registered for publishing administration when I distribute them through my TuneCore account?
No. In order for us to register your songs, you MUST submit your shares and the shares of any co-writers who wrote your songs with you. You can learn more about shares here: What are shares and how do I figure out my share?