Executive Rights & Royalties Calculator

Music Publishing Deal & Split Modeler

Simulate standard co-publishing deals, administration fees, PRO performance allocations, sync placement splits, and catalog advance recoupment trajectories in real time.

Deal Structure

Choose a standard industry template or configure custom terms.

Publisher's Share of Publishing () The writer always retains 100% of the Writer's Share (50% of total song copyright). Administration Commission (0%) Applied against gross royalties collected under administration services.

Annual Catalog Gross Royalties

Projected or historical gross performance across key revenue streams.

DSP & Streaming Mechanicals ($) Spotify, Apple Music, physical sales, MLC collected mechanicals. PRO Performance Royalties ($) ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, PRS (Direct PRO writer-payout bypass applies). Sync Licensing & Placements ($) Film, TV, video games, trailers, and brand commercials. Print, Grand Rights & Foreign Sub-Pub ($)

Catalog Advance & Recoupment

Simulate payback speed against unrecouped publisher advances.

Advance Received ($) Pipeline Delay (Months)

Publishing Yield Waterfall

Net financial return based on 100% total composition copyright.

Co-Publishing Deal (75 / 25 Split)

Writer Total Net Take
$206,250
75.0% effective rate

Publisher Net Share

$68,750

25.0% effective rate

Direct PRO Writer Payout

$47,500

50% PRO stream bypasses pub

Est. Recoupment Time

14.2 mos

Healthy velocity

Composition Rights Allocation (Writer vs Publisher vs Admin) Writer 75% | Publisher 25%

Writer 75%

Pub 25%

Admin 0%

Songwriter Share (Writer 50% + Writer Pub Share)

Music Publisher Retained Share

Administration Commission

Annual Revenue Stream Dissection All figures in USD ($)

Revenue Stream	Gross Volume	Songwriter Net	Publisher Net	Recoupable Amount

Key Catalog Works & Split Schedule

Track-level ownership, co-writers, and PRO registrations.

Model calculated with standard PRO direct-to-writer payment rules.

How Music Publishing Deals Actually Work

Every musical composition consists of two equal halves: the Writer's Share (50%) and the Publisher's Share (50%). No matter what publishing deal is signed, Performing Rights Organizations (ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, PRS) pay the Writer's Share directly to the songwriter's bank account.

Co-Publishing: The songwriter assigns 50% of the Publisher's Share to the publisher. The writer keeps 50% Writer + 25% Co-Pub = 75% Net.
Administration (Admin): The writer retains 100% copyright ownership; the admin company takes an 8% to 20% commission to collect royalties globally.
Full Publishing: The publisher takes 100% of the Publisher's Share, leaving the songwriter with 50% of total revenue.

Recoupment & Cross-Collateralization Mechanics

Publishing advances are unrecouped loans repaid exclusively from the writer's share of royalties. However, publishers can only recoup against revenue they collect—they cannot touch the writer's PRO performance check.

Mechanicals & Sync: Fully recoupable against advances at the contractual split rate.
Pipeline Lag: Royalties typically arrive 6 to 12 months after consumption (DSP streaming lag & foreign sub-publishing delays).
Post-Recoupment: Once the advance equals zero, the songwriter begins receiving quarterly distributions for their publisher/co-pub share.