Does SoundExchange Collect From Spotify?

SoundExchange is a non-profit organization that collects royalties for digital audio transmissions. It is responsible for distributing royalties to performers and copyright owners.

This includes royalties from streaming services such as Spotify. Does SoundExchange collect from Spotify? The answer is yes.

SoundExchange was established in 2000 to manage the rights of sound recordings, performers, and copyright owners on digital platforms. It works with the U.S. Copyright Office, the Digital Media Association (DiMA), and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

SoundExchange collects royalties from all digital audio transmissions such as webcasting, satellite radio, subscription services, and non-interactive streaming services like Spotify. When a user listens to a song or album on Spotify or any other service that pays SoundExchange, it collects a royalty fee from the service provider and distributes it to all artists and copyright holders who are members of SoundExchange.

In order to receive royalty payments from SoundExchange, artists must become members of the organization. This requires them to register their songs with SoundExchange and provide information about their recordings including their name, contact information, recording release date, publisher name, label name, song title, artist name(s), etc. Once these details are provided to SoundExchange, they will begin collecting royalties for all digital audio transmissions.

Conclusion:

SoundExchange does collect from Spotify as well as other streaming services. It is responsible for collecting royalties for digital audio transmissions and distributing them to performers and copyright owners who are members of their organization. Artists must become members of SoundExchange in order to receive royalty payments from them.