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title: Does ASCAP collect YouTube publishing royalties?
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> Partial. YouTube pays ASCAP a licensing fee for the performance of members' music. This is the PERFORMANCE slice only, not the YouTube reproduction/mechanical component.

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# Does ASCAP collect YouTube publishing royalties?

 
 
Partly

 
YouTube pays ASCAP a licensing fee for the performance of members' music. This is the PERFORMANCE slice only, not the YouTube reproduction/mechanical component.

 
 
What this stream is. The composition side of YouTube revenue, distinct from the recording side above.

 
Nothing specific to this stream, but ASCAP carries 3 documented traps on other royalty streams. See them on the matrix.

 
Read from ASCAP's own documentation on 2026-08-13. Check it yourself, and if it has changed, tell us.

 
See the full matrix for all 16 organisations →

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@misc{rapcanon-tools-royalty-coverage-ascap-yt-publishi,
  title  = {Does ASCAP collect YouTube publishing royalties?},
  author = {{RapCanon}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://rapcanon.com/tools/royalty-coverage/ascap-yt_publishing/},
  note   = {Accessed: 2026-09-21}
}
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