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If a pop song is used on an advert, who gets the money?

• Pop music royalties: If a song is used on an advert, who gets the money? (UK) I've Googled but can't find a reliable and comprehensive answer. There appears to be theory about who should get money, and a reality that's different (as reported by many actual song writers/pop stars). Let's say a band's song is used on a TV advert. Who out of the following gets money, and if so how much (assuming a typical setup, with the band still having rights to their songs)? * Record label * song writers * members of the band who performed on the record * manager ... or somebody else? And how many adverts actually use the actual original recording? I know it's sometimes the case that a very good cover version is used that imitates the original. If it's a lesser known band, is it more likely that the original will be used? I know the basics of mechanical and performing rights, but feel free to explain them to me.

• Answer:

  The term is synchronization royalty, it's paid to the publisher of the composition, who splits it with the composer. To use a specific recording of song, you also need a "master use" license from the copyright holder of that recording -- which is why you often see a rerecording of a song used for a commercial, it eliminates the master use licenses if the commercial's producers record their own version, because they then hold the master use rights and can licenses it to themselves for free. Lesser known bands tend to be used as recorded, because master licenses tend to be cheap from them -- they're happy for the money/exposure.