Neighboring Rights Administration: Recovering Your Global Performance Royalties.
The “Missing Half” of Your Music Income.
While Music Publishing protects the composition (lyrics and melody), Neighboring Rights protect the master recording itself. For the modern producer who acts as both writer and performer, these royalties are often the most significant “unclaimed” revenue stream. Every time your Techno track is broadcast on a European radio station or your Tech House anthem is played in a public venue, a royalty is generated for the performers and the master rights holders. At Global EDM Authority, we bridge the gap between airplay and your bank account.
Specialized Collection for the Borderless EDM Industry
Electronic music is global by default. A track produced in your studio in the Philippines might be a mainstage staple at Tomorrowland in Belgium or a radio hit in London.
Global CMO Network: We directly interface with Collective Management Organizations (CMOs) like PPL (UK), GVL (Germany), and SENA (Netherlands).
Metadata & ISRC Auditing: We utilize your ISRC codes and detailed performer credits to eliminate “Black Box” royalties—money that societies hold but can’t distribute due to poor data.
Retroactive Revenue Recovery: Our specialists can often recover unclaimed royalties for performances dating back 3 to 5 years, providing an immediate financial injection for your catalog.
Why Your Tracks are Earning Unclaimed Revenue Overseas
The US does not currently recognize terrestrial neighboring rights for AM/FM radio, which means American-based artists often lose their European and Asian “Black Box” earnings by default. Global EDM Authority acts as your international proxy. Whether you’re pushing Hard Techno, Drum & Bass, or Trance, we ensure you are registered globally to claim money that would otherwise expire and be redistributed to other artists.
Publishing vs. Neighboring Rights: Know the Difference
It is a common myth that your publisher collects these for you. They usually don’t.
Publishing: Paid to songwriters and composers for the “Notes on Paper.”
Neighboring Rights: Paid to the featured artists, session musicians, and the record label for the “Audio Recording.”
Maximizing Master Recording Royalties for Labels & Creators
Whether you’re an independent label pushing Drum & Bass or a solo producer releasing Hard Techno, your master recordings are your most valuable assets. We specialize in Equitable Remuneration, ensuring the 50/50 split between labels and performers is handled with surgical precision.
Our 4-Step Seamless Collection Process
- Ingestion: We ingest your metadata into our ACF-optimized dashboard, ensuring every collaborator is credited.
- Global Registration: We secure your rights with SoundExchange, PPL, GVL, and SENA simultaneously.
- Live Tracking: We use AI-driven data to track festival sets at major hubs like Ultra, EDC, and Tomorrowland.
- Quarterly Payouts: Receive transparent, detailed reporting on which territories and genres are driving your growth.
Neighboring Rights Royalty Estimator: What is Your Airplay Worth?
Estimate Your Global Performance Earnings Are your tracks getting played on BBC Radio 1, SiriusXM, or at major festivals like Tomorrowland? Use the Global EDM Authority Neighboring Rights Calculator to estimate your potential earnings from non-interactive digital radio and international terrestrial broadcasts.
Neighboring Royalties Calculator AUDIT
Master Recording Performance Recovery Engine
*Modeling based on global Equitable Remuneration data and 2026 international reciprocal treaties.
How the 2026 Royalty Rates Work
Our calculator is updated with the latest 2026 statutory rates. For example:
SoundExchange (US): Non-subscription webcasting rates are now $0.0028 per performance.
PPL (UK): Payouts are weighted by “Time of Day” (Peak vs. Non-Peak) and station reach.
Equitable Remuneration: Our tool calculates the standard 50/50 split between the Master Rights Holder (Label) and the Performers (Featured & Non-Featured).