Specifically, we're going to talk about an organization called the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) and some of the artists who have made a lot of money through royalties.
However, we are not a member of ASCAP. Not every artist, not every author, not every musician is a member of ASCAP, or uses ASCAP for collecting royalties.
In the U.S., ASCAP, BMI and SESAC distributed more than $2 billion to songwriters, composers and music publishers last year, while the PRS and PPL in the U.K., paid out a record-breaking $944 million.
Well, for example, when a song is " broadcast" on the radio – when it is played on the radio, ASCAP collects " fees, " or amounts of money from whomever used the music.