How much do music streams pay in publishing royalties?

Publishing royalties from streaming typically fall between roughly $0.00081 and $0.00135 per stream when you combine mechanical and performance royalties. This calculator multiplies your annual streams by your ownership share and by these per-stream rates to estimate a yearly low, midpoint and high figure.

What is the difference between mechanical and performance royalties?

Mechanical royalties are generated by the reproduction of a musical work (including interactive streams). Performance royalties are generated when a work is publicly performed or streamed. Both are collected on the publishing side and are estimated separately in this tool.

Does ownership share affect my streaming royalties?

Yes. Your ownership share is the percentage of the work you control. At a 50% share you receive half of the publishing pool the streams generate, so the estimate scales directly with your share.

Royalty Calculator

What are your streams worth?

A quick estimate of the publishing royalties your streams generate — mechanical and performance, from the low end of the market to the high.

01 Inputs

Annual streams

100K100M

Your ownership share 100%

1%100%

Your typical share of the works. At 50%, half the publishing pool is yours.

Currency

Rates in USD. Loading live exchange rates…

02 Estimate

Estimated publishing royalties / year $108 Range $81 — $135

Low end $81

High end $135

Component	Low	Mid	High
Mechanical	$46	$59	$73
Performance	$36	$49	$63
Total	$81	$108	$135

Rough estimate only, based on per-stream publishing rates of $0.000455–$0.000725 mechanical and $0.000355–$0.000625 performance. Actual payouts depend on territory mix, platform, society rates, and splits per work.