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When registering a song with your PRO, you will notice that your Performance Royalty is actually split 50/50 into two sub-royalties: Songwriting and Publishing. Songwriter Royalties will always be paid out to the credited songwriters of the composition.

In hip hop, oftentimes the producer who makes the beat will demand 50% and then the other top liners have to split up the remaining 50%. In rock, sometimes, the band will divvy up who did what.

Equal shares ? Often, band members who write together (or co-writers) simply split their songwriting royalties equally between them. Alternatively, writers within a band will also adjust the percentages if they feel that one person has written more than others.

When you release a new song, make sure you get the most for your work by understanding which of the four types of royalties apply to you. Between mechanical royalties, performance royalties, synch royalties, and print music royalties, it's entirely possible to make a decent living as a musician.

Most times producers receive a percentage of around 3 to 5% of the record's sale price or 20 to 25% of the artist's share. This can vary depending on the producer and on the recording artist. If the artist is signed to an indie label or is independent, the producer usually takes a higher percentage.

In exchange for giving the artist ownership of the master as a "work for hire," the artist agrees to pay the producer 50% of the profits generated from the song, and the artist and producer will split ownership of the publishing 50/50.

Royalties generated are typically split 50/50 between songwriter and publisher. There are often multiple songwriters attached to a song, each of whom may be owed a different percentage of the royalties collected, and each may work with different publishers to collect.