about
how pro live reporting works, where our data comes from, and why you stay in control the whole time.
when your song is performed live at a concert, festival, or event, you're owed performance royalties through your pro (performing rights organization). but bmi and ascap only automatically survey the top 200–300 touring acts. if you're not on that list, the only way to collect is to manually report each performance yourself.
- —report via ols.bmi.com
- —3-step wizard: event details, venue, setlist
- —9-month deadline from event date
- —requires venue name, address, attendance, dates
- —~5 minutes of data entry per show
- —report via members.ascap.com
- —onstage portal for live performances
- —similar reporting window
- —requires venue, date, songs performed
- —csv upload or manual entry
setlist royalty tracker automates the discovery and data-gathering steps. instead of manually searching for concerts, copying venue details, and typing setlists into bmi or ascap forms — we find the performances, organize the data, and let you submit in seconds via our chrome extension that auto-fills the pro forms, or a csv export.
we never submit anything on your behalf. every performance passes through your review before it reaches bmi live or ascap onstage.
see it in action
set up your artists and songs once, then let us handle the rest.
your royalty command center
see everything at a glance — discovered performances, submission status, and expiration warnings. hit scan to check for new concerts anytime.
add your artists once
search setlist.fm and add the artists you write for. this is a one-time setup — once added, we'll keep scanning for new performances automatically.
register your songs
add your songs and link them to artists. include your bmi or ascap work id if you have it. like artists, you only do this once — unless you release new music.
we find your performances
hit scan and we search setlist.fm's 9.6m+ setlists for concerts where your songs were played. review matches, confirm the real ones, and track submission status.
not affiliated with or endorsed by any pro · we automate your existing workflow
no. setlist royalty tracker is an independent tool that helps you prepare and organize your live performance data. you still submit directly to bmi live or ascap onstage yourself — we just automate the tedious data entry so you don't miss the 9-month reporting deadline.
we pull setlist data from setlist.fm, a community of 300,000+ contributors who document concert setlists worldwide. setlist.fm has 9.6 million+ setlists cataloged. we match those setlists against the songs you've registered in your account.
never. you maintain full control. when we discover a matching performance, it enters a "discovered" status. you review and confirm it, fill in any missing venue details, then use the chrome extension to submit directly to your pro (requires google chrome), or export a csv as a backup. nothing is sent without your explicit action.
we match your registered song titles against setlist.fm data. since setlists are crowdsourced, there can be occasional typos or alternate titles. you always review matches before confirming — if something doesn't look right, you can mark it as ineligible.
bmi requires live performance reports to be submitted within 9 months of the event date. after that window closes, you can no longer claim royalties for that performance. we track this deadline for every discovered performance and warn you as it approaches.
yes. if you have compositions registered with bmi or ascap and those songs are performed live by any artist, this tool helps you discover and report those performances — whether you're the performer, songwriter, or publisher.
your account uses passwordless magic link authentication — no passwords stored. your song catalog and performance data are private to your account. the chrome extension authenticates via a unique api key that you generate and can regenerate at any time.
the auto-fill chrome extension only works in google chrome and other chromium-based browsers (microsoft edge, brave, arc, opera, vivaldi). if you use safari or firefox, you can still use the web app and submit performances via the csv export — the extension just makes it faster.
magic link login · no password required