Songwriter Royalty Questions, Answered

RoyaltyCoPilot.ai helps artists, songwriters, and independent publishers review their catalogs for potential royalty gaps. Start with a free artist check using Spotify catalog and available MLC registration data, or create an account to connect your royalty sources. Founder Rick Seibold built it to investigate his own catalog.

Search your artist name for an initial registration check and a streaming-based estimate where data is available. Then create a free account to review your catalog and connect your royalty sources. Public estimates are not confirmed balances owed to you; ownership, territory, reporting periods, and prior payments need to be checked.

Missing registrations, incomplete ownership information, or recordings not linked to a work can prevent streaming activity from matching correctly. A public lookup can flag a possible issue, but account data and supporting documentation are needed to confirm what happened.

Claims can come from publishers, administrators, or other rightsholders. Review the available claims and ownership details against your agreements before deciding whether a correction or dispute is needed. A third-party claim alone does not establish that anything is wrong.

Connecting your MLC account lets RoyaltyCoPilot read the available works, statements, and claims. Registrations and claims require your approval. On Free Scan and Artist, your royalty sources continue paying you directly. You can disconnect in Settings; see our Security page for more information.

None. Free Scan and Artist take no percentage of your royalties. Artist is a paid subscription, and your royalty sources keep paying you directly.

The initial artist check and Free Scan account are free. Artist costs $7 billed monthly and adds guided fixes and monitoring. Choose a paid plan when you are ready to act.

Start by reviewing your catalog before deciding how you want help. Free Scan and Artist let you retain your existing collection relationships, with no royalty commission.

It depends on the fix. The MLC distributes monthly, so a corrected registration or a newly matched recording typically starts paying within one or two distribution cycles after it is processed. Disputed claims and ownership conflicts take longer because other parties get time to respond. RoyaltyCoPilot tracks each fix from filed to paid so you are not left guessing.

No. RoyaltyCoPilot is an independent royalty audit tool for songwriters and has no connection to Microsoft or Microsoft Copilot. The name means what it says: a co-pilot for your royalty accounting. It was built in Nashville by songwriter, producer, and label owner Rick Seibold.