Word Collections Debuts Songwriter Collections: New Royalty Service Promises Faster Global Streaming Payouts
Word Collections has launched "Songwriter Collections," a new royalty service aimed at expediting payments and reducing fraud in digital music streaming. The service maintains direct partnerships with major platforms including Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube.
Key features of Songwriter Collections:
- Provides 100% of earned royalties from global digital streaming
- Eliminates intermediary deductions
- Handles licensing, administration, collections, auditing, and payments internally
- Delivers royalties up to one year faster than traditional services
- Tracks royalties for all recording types (originals, covers, remixes, rereleases)
- Can recover U.S. royalties dating back to 2002
- Recovers international royalties from the past 1.5-2 years
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Service Terms:
- No upfront fees
- Six-month initial terms
- 30-day termination notice after initial term
- Flexible song and market-specific royalty management
- Compatible with third-party publishing admin agreements
Notable clients include:
- Metallica
- Eminem publisher Eight Mile Style
- Greta Van Fleet
- Richard Marx
The service aims to address the industry's "black box" royalty issue, where unmatched royalties typically default to distribution based on market share. Through improved data quality and direct DSP relationships, Songwriter Collections works to ensure proper royalty attribution and faster payments to rightful owners.