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Artists/Musicians are required to register with the following organizations to gain permissions and receive royalty payments in the U.S. :

Mechanical Royalties (Composition)

Interactive Streaming: The MLC (Mechanical Licensing Collective) — Register: themlc.com

Physical/Digital Downloads: Harry Fox Agency (HFA) or Music Reports — Register: hfa.harryfox.com (publishers only; songwriters join via publisher)

Public Performance Royalties (Composition)

ASCAP — Register: ascap.com
BMI — Register: bmi.com
SESAC — Invitation only
GMR (Global Music Rights) — Invitation only

Digital Performance Royalties (Sound Recording/Master)

Non-interactive streaming (SiriusXM, Pandora Radio): SoundExchange — Register: soundexchange.com

Interactive streaming (Spotify/Apple): Paid via distributor (DistroKid, TuneCore, CD Baby) or record label — Register with distributor directly

Foreign Neighboring Rights (Sound Recording)

International radio airplay (outside US): PPL (UK) — Register: ppluk.com (collects for US artists in UK/EU)