When will I get paid?

Master Publishing receives publishing royalties from many societies, and each society has its own schedule for distributing payments. Usually, they follow a quarterly basis. So, Master Publishing processes and pays out royalties 45 days after each calendar quarter ends. Here’s the schedule:

Q1 (January – March): Payout in mid-May
Q2 (April – June): Payout in mid-August
Q3 (July – September): Payout in mid-November
Q4 (October – December): Payout in mid-February of the following year

It takes around 9-12 months to receive your first royalty payment. For foreign societies, it might take even longer, around 12-18 months. This may seem like a long time, but it’s standard for any publisher. The process involves registering songs globally, processing writer and song information, and then making payments.