Direct sales on this site
ReadyCollected by: This website
Every song, EP, album and poster bought here pays out straight to SpTommyy's bank account, minus card fees.
Getting paid
Royalties & rights
This site collects the money from everything sold here. Money from radio spins, club plays, streaming services and overseas airplay is collected by organizations built for it — a website cannot legally collect those. Here is the honest map of every stream and who has to sign up for it.
Streaming services
Needs signupCollected by: A distributor (DistroKid, TuneCore, UnitedMasters…)
A distributor places the music on Spotify, Apple Music and the rest, then forwards the per-stream money.
Radio, clubs, live venues, TV
Needs signupCollected by: A performing-rights organization (ASCAP or BMI)
Whenever a song is played in public, the venue's license fee is collected by the PRO and paid to the songwriter. Registering every song title is what triggers payment.
Overseas plays
Needs signupCollected by: The PRO's international partners
Once registered with a US PRO, its partner societies abroad collect foreign radio and club money and send it home.
Publishing / sync (film, TV, ads)
OptionalCollected by: A publishing admin (Songtrust, Kobalt…)
Chases the publisher's share of royalties that a PRO alone does not collect, and licenses songs for placements.