Upload one master. The AI builds your MLC and SoundExchange files, keeps one clean set of song data, and lines up every registration in the right order. You press submit under your own login. Minutes, not days. We never touch your money. We never log into your accounts.
Check your name in the unclaimed pools and spot your registration gaps in two minutes. Free, no account.
Every song is two copyrights: the recording (the master) and the song itself (the composition). Sign nothing away and you own both, which we call 200% ownership. Royalty Lock helps you claim every dollar on both sides.
Fix your song info once. Every registration pulls from the same source of truth.
One 'Run every auto step' button generates your MLC bulk file and your SoundExchange sheet in the right order. You submit each under your own login.
Your daily home for every song and every version. We never host your audio, files stay on your device.
See who owns what on the master and the composition. Split sheets in plain English.
MLC, ASCAP or BMI, SoundExchange, US Copyright, on your own accounts.
The AI does the maximum the law allows. It preps every filing and tracks each one to confirmation. You submit under your own login. Built to automate more as each registry opens a legal path. We never host your audio, we never log into your accounts, and we never touch your money.
Drop your track. We fingerprint it, you paste in the ISRC and UPC from your distributor, and we build your metadata source of truth.
Split ownership to a full 200% (100% writer + 100% publisher) and verify every field. The AI preps every registration in the right order.
One destination at a time. The AI builds the files and lines up your data. You press submit under your own login. Minutes, not days.
MLC mechanicals. ASCAP or BMI performance.
SoundExchange for digital radio like SiriusXM and Pandora stations.
Luminate, Mediabase, Copyright registration on file.
Five of them pay you. Four make sure the money can find you. Here is what each one does, and how Royalty Lock gets you there.
Pays you mechanicals every time your song streams or sells in the US.
Pays you for digital radio like SiriusXM and Pandora.
Pays you when your song is performed or played in public.
The publisher half of your performance money. ASCAP needs a free publisher account. BMI pays it to self-published writers automatically.
Makes your ownership legally enforceable. You certify and pay in eCO.
Counts your streams and sales so your release can chart.
Tracks your radio spins so airplay gets counted.
Pays you for singing or playing on records, including other people's. There is nothing to join. You search the Fund's lists for your name.
The codes every registry matches your money to. You paste them in once. We reuse them everywhere and never invent them.
Do it yourself. Every registration in the right order with your song data ready. You press the buttons.
Start freeWe validate your splits, generate your MLC and SoundExchange filing packages, and line up the data for the rest. You submit under your own login.
Start freeEverything in AI Plus You, plus the AI preps every filing in the right order and tracks each registration to confirmation. You submit under your own login. We never log into your accounts.
Start freeA distributor gets your song on streaming. A publishing admin collects for you worldwide and keeps a cut. Royalty Lock preps the registrations and charges one flat fee per single. Many artists use all three, and Royalty Lock shows you when an admin is worth it.
| Feature | Royalty Lock Free to $17 per single | Distributor DistroKid, TuneCore | Publishing admin Songtrust and similar | Doing it yourself You and 9 logins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preps all 9 registrations | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | manual |
| Takes a percentage of your royalties | 0% | 0% | 15 to 20% | 0% |
| Collects your songwriter money outside the US | guided | ✕ | ✓ | manual |
| You keep 100% ownership | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Gets you on Spotify and Apple | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Publisher side of your PRO unlocked | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ | manual |
| Written in plain English, no jargon | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
| You submit under your own login | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ |
| One metadata source of truth | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Free for your first single | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ |
Comparison based on each service's publicly published pricing and features as of 2026. Keep your distributor, Royalty Lock works alongside it.
Free interactive tools to understand every dollar your music can earn, and every dollar a signature costs.
Every royalty stream, mapped and clickable. Sign up for each platform right from the map.
Start at 100%. See exactly what every signature, producer, label, manager, costs you.
What does 1,000,000 streams actually pay? Compare every platform's per-stream rate.
Short emails on publishing, royalties, and keeping every dollar you're owed. No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Illustrative artist types. These are who we built the app for, not customer reviews.
Cutting beats at 2am and shipping to distributors. Needs PRO and MLC handled in the right order so publishing income shows up.
Writes, records, and releases every song alone. Wants a clean 200% ledger and a Copyright certificate on file.
Dropping singles every month. Needs Metadata Studio once, then every registration prepped the same day.
Playing radio, streaming, and Sunday sets. Needs SoundExchange + PRO working while touring, without a lawyer on retainer.
How to copyright a song in the US: what PA and SR cover, what registration unlocks, eCO steps, where to check fees, and when to file.
What a music split sheet is, what goes on one, writer vs publisher share, and how your splits flow into PRO, MLC, and copyright filings.
How SoundExchange registration works, what SoundExchange royalties cover, why you register as rights owner and featured artist, and more.
We never touch your money.
No. Never. You keep 100%. Every organization pays you directly, into your own account. We charge a flat fee per single and we never touch your money.
Keep them. Your distributor gets your song onto Spotify and Apple and gives you your ISRC and UPC. Royalty Lock gets you registered with the places your distributor does not cover, like the MLC, your PRO, and SoundExchange.
No, and we never will. The AI prepares every filing, then you press submit inside your own account. That keeps you inside every registry's terms of service and keeps you in control.
No. Royalty Lock is built for independent artists. You own your song, you keep every check.
A publishing admin registers your songs with collection societies around the world, collects for you, and keeps 15 to 20 percent for as long as it administers the song. Royalty Lock does not collect your money and does not take a percentage. It preps your US registrations for a flat fee per single. If your music earns outside the US you may want both, and Royalty Lock shows you how to add an admin without double-registering.
That is normal. Add your co-writers and their splits in the Confirm step. We check that writer shares total 100% and prep the whole song's registrations correctly.
Your master never leaves your device. We do not host audio. We create a file integrity hash (SHA-256) so you can prove a file is the exact one you registered, and your data is encrypted in transit and at rest.
About 10 minutes of your time per song. After that, some registries confirm in hours and others take weeks. You can see the state of every one in your Cockpit.
Everything you already filed stays filed. Your registrations live at each organization, not with us, and your money keeps coming to you. You just stop prepping new songs.
Free to start. No card required. You keep every account and every dollar. We never touch your money.