Make MORE Money Online for Your Music Videos on Video Streaming Platforms like YouTube

Video Streaming sites like YouTube or Vimeo are paying royalties for your music videos and/or lyric videos only if you have an ISRC number embedded in your master video file. Most music distributors usually issue ISRC only for audio tracks rather than your video files so if you also want to GET PAID for your music videos, you need an ISRC embedded in your video file as well!

YouTube does in fact already have their own monetization system in place but what they don’t tell you is that it is possible for you to collect additional royalties not just from your uploaded videos. If your music video does in fact hold an ISRC number, then you will get royalties from your Performing Rights Organization, PRO (ASCAP, BMI, etc), and/or your distributor separate from the money YouTube already pays out to you through their system.

Whether you have a music video, a live concert video or a lyric video, it is a good habit to embed ISRC numbers to your master video files before posting the video ANYWHERE. Web ‘n Retail is licensed by the RIAA to not only issue ISRC numbers but we also fully embed the ISRC to your masters along with ALL your metadata that you may have (including a cover image) . For more information click here: www.MusicMarketingBYWebnRetail.com/ISRC-Number.

Are Your Songs Making Money From Music Video Streaming on Youtube?

Did you know that your songs on YouTube   that accompany your music video (whether a lyric or conceptual video)   pay royalties?  BUT…ONLY IF YOU HAVE AN ISRC NUMBER embedded in your master file. Most musicians (and distributors) believe(d) you only needed an ISRC number for an audio track but those days are over.  You now need one for your music videos IF YOU WANNA GET PAID!

 There’s several different kinds of royalties (all of which is really confusing) but there’s no question that you get royalties for streaming of your music videos (ask your PRO for definition on this). 

 These days, there’s also some new royalties from OTT (“over-the-top”) streaming delivery (ie; smartphones, Playstations, smart TV’s, etc.) – however – no one I asked (and I asked a LOT of professionals in the “industry”) seem to be clear on just how those are being paid or who is paying them.  The most likely answer is through your distributor (Universal, Sony, CD Baby, Tunecore, etc.) and also through your PRO (ASCAP, BMI, etc.). 

 So, regardless of where the money is coming from, wouldn’t you rather be positioning your art to earn you money – than not?  Then get an ISRC number embedded into your video.  It only costs $57.  You can get one here: www.MusicMarketingBYWebnRetail.com/ISRC-Number .