Royalties..........

[crownie]

hearing fall out boy 4-5 times a day on radio got me thinking how much a band would earn from there song getting played.

any idea?

 

[johnnyhoward]

I don't think they'd get paid every time the song was played, more when the song is added to a radio station's playlist they get a royalty lump sum. Wouldn't have a clue how much they'd get though.

 

[AndSmithMustScore]

This link is to a site where royalties are explained better.

http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/music-royalties6.htm

 

[wally funk]

i had an idea bands didnt get much at all unless they were just about the biggest bands going around.

 

[w00dy]

australian acts get more, through APRA... so they get paid every time a song is played i believe... i was hanging out with a band before they played a show, the footy was on and as they were cutting to the ad, they played a song by the band i was with, so i asked them all about it...

Public performances of music include music used in pubs, clubs, fitness centres, shops, cinemas, festivals, CDs or even playing the radio or television. Communication of music covers music used for music on hold, music accessed over the internet or by television or radio broadcasters. Reproduction of music covers making a copy of the work, such as a CD recording, using music in a video or DVD, a mobile phone ring tone, digital download, as production music or in the making of audiovisual and broadcast material.

APRA collects and then pays these royalties to its members throughout the year. Royalties collected from domestic sources are paid twice a year in May and November; overseas royalties are paid as they accrue.