Finding my song's registration with a Performing Rights Organization

1. How do I find my ASCAP number?
2. How do I get my music registered?
3. How performing rights organizations collect & pay royalties to songwriters?
4. Is ASCAP a performing rights organization?

How do I find my ASCAP number?

Applications for ASCAP writer and publisher memberships can be obtained on our website (www.ascap.com) by clicking the "join" button. this will display a link for the writer and publisher applications. the processing fee for each application is $50.

How do I get my music registered?

Performing the seven registrations

1. Register each song at copyright.gov using the PA form. ...
2. Register each sound recording at copyright.gov using the SR form. ...
3. Register the song as a publisher at the composition PRO. ...
4. Register the song as a songwriter at the composition PRO.

How performing rights organizations collect & pay royalties to songwriters?

Those performance royalties are paid by radio stations, venues, and TV networks to Performing Rights Organizations like ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, and SOCAN (in Canada). The PRO then distributes the money to their affiliated songwriters and publishers.

Is ASCAP a performing rights organization?

The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) (/ˈæskæp/) is an American not-for-profit performance-rights organization (PRO) that protects its members' musical copyrights by monitoring public performances of their music, whether via a broadcast or live performance and compensating them accordingly.