Your Music Is Working. Are You Getting Paid?
Every stream generates royalties most artists never collect. Xelon Publishing makes sure you don't leave money on the table.
Learn MoreThe Royalty Gap
Every song has two copyrights — the master recording (what you hear) and the composition (what was written). Most artists focus on the master. The composition generates its own revenue streams that most independent artists miss entirely.
Master Recording
The actual recording you created. Your record label (or you, if independent) owns this. When someone streams your song, the sound recording royalty goes here.
Composition
The song itself — the melody, lyrics, and structure. This is separate from the recording. It generates mechanical royalties, performance royalties, and sync licensing opportunities.
Your PRO Isn't Collecting Everything
Your PRO (ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, PRS) collects performance royalties — when your music is played on radio, TV, or in venues. But streaming generates BOTH performance AND mechanical royalties. PROs do not collect mechanical royalties. Without a publishing administrator, that money sits unclaimed.
Unmatched Royalties
The MLC reported $424M in unmatched mechanical royalties in just the first two years. That's money earned by songwriters that went uncollected because they didn't have a publishing administrator.
172 Countries. Dozens of Collection Societies.
Music is streamed worldwide. Each country has its own collection societies and rules. A publisher ensures your royalties are collected globally — not just in your home territory.
Get Your Music in Film, TV & Ads
Sync licensing is one of the most lucrative opportunities for songwriters. But supervisors don't search Spotify — they work with publishers who pitch catalogs. Without a publisher, you're invisible to the sync world.
This Month's Sync Wins
Real placements. Real artists. Real opportunities.
Nxdia
MEEK
Smoke City
Live Sync Opportunities
Our sync team actively receives briefs from major brands, platforms, and media companies. Here's a recent example of what lands in the pipeline:
Peloton
Active Brief — Fitness Platform · 5M+ Users Worldwide
Peloton is one of the world's most renowned fitness apps. Music is integral to their user experience, powering genre-themed classes and instructor-curated playlists. They're actively looking for tracks with percussive layering, breakdowns and drops that transition intensity, and euphoric high-energy sections. All genres considered.
This is the kind of opportunity your music gets access to with a publishing administrator.
What a Publishing Administrator Actually Does
Register Globally
Registers your songs with collection societies worldwide
Collect Mechanical
Collects mechanical royalties from streaming platforms
Collect Performance
Collects performance royalties internationally
Pitch for Sync
Pitches your catalog for sync placements
Handle Licensing
Handles licensing and permissions
Transparent Reporting
Provides royalty tracking and transparent reporting
Your Publishing Team
Halo Music
Publishing is complex. Halo makes it simple.
Boutique publishing administration with a personal touch. Direct relationships and transparent communication. Your creative partner, not a faceless corporation.
Sentric Music
Global infrastructure. Local expertise.
Connected to 80+ collection societies in 172+ countries. Proprietary rights management technology. Part of Believe, one of the world's largest digital music companies. Millions of songs administered worldwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
Music publishing is the management of copyright and rights associated with musical compositions. It involves registering songs, collecting royalties from various sources, licensing music for use in media, and ensuring creators are paid for their work.
A master recording is the actual sound recording — your produced track. A composition is the underlying song — the melody, lyrics, and arrangement. They generate different royalties. Most artists and labels focus on master rights while missing composition royalties entirely.
Mechanical royalties are paid to the songwriter/publisher whenever a song is reproduced — including streaming, downloads, and physical media. They're generated by the composition, not the master recording. In the U.S., the statutory rate is set by the MLC.
PROs like ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC focus on performance royalties (radio, TV, venues). Mechanical royalties come from reproduction and are collected through different channels. That's why you need a publishing administrator separate from your PRO.
The Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) is a U.S. organization that licenses musical compositions to digital platforms like Spotify and Apple Music. They distribute mechanical royalties to publishers and songwriters. They've reported over $400M in unmatched royalties.
Sync licensing is when your music is licensed for use in film, television, advertising, or other visual media. Music supervisors pitch publishers' catalogs to clients. Without a publisher, your music is invisible to the sync world. It's one of the most lucrative revenue streams for songwriters.
Yes. Xelon is a publishing administrator, not a publisher. You retain 100% ownership of your compositions. We collect and manage royalties on your behalf, but the rights remain yours. You can terminate the relationship anytime.
Distribution gets your master recording to streaming platforms. Publishing manages the composition — the underlying song rights. You need both. Distribution focuses on sound recordings; publishing focuses on compositions and the royalties they generate.
Xelon via Sentric has partnerships with 80+ collection societies in 172+ countries. We register your compositions globally and collect royalties from every territory where your music is streamed, broadcast, or used.
Reach out to your Xelon representative or contact the Halo team directly. We'll walk you through the process of registering your compositions and setting up your publishing administration.