BMI Royalties Statement 2014

[Kubed]

Anyone received statements for the 3rd Q of 2013 yet?They supposed to be posted to our accounts today.It’s my 1st statement,i had my first placements in August and i don’t know how exactly it works or what to expect.

[MichaelL]

It’s a little early in the day. Wait 2 or 3 hours.

Good luck.

[Kubed]

thanks.

still nothing though,i guess there are delays sometimes.

[music_pro]

Kubed, the statements was already posted on the 21. Maybe you didn’t earn royalties this quarter. It takes about 6 to 9 months after a show been aired to receive royalties for that show,

[Kubed]

@music pro : it was my 1st ever placement,8 tracks in America’s Next Top Model,aired in 1st or 2nd of August 2013.Most of the tracks were used in episodes during August-September (3rd quarter).
I read somewhere that if it’s your 1st statement (i opened my BMI account
last April) it could take even more than 6-9 months to appear.
Also,if your royalties do not exceed the amount of $250 in a quarter,they won’t appear in your page until you exceed this amount.Is it true?

Anyway,i’m new to this and i would appreciate if you shed some light to this subject guys!Thanks for responding music pro 😉

[Art Munson]

it was my 1st ever placement,8 tracks in America’s Next Top Model,aired in 1st or 2nd of August 2013.

PRO payments don’t always show up in the 6-9 months time frame. Sometimes cue sheets are not submitted in time.

[Kubed]

@Art Munson: so,if the episode aired in August but the cue sheet was submitted,let’s say,in October,then the royalties will appear in the 4th Q and not in the 3rd Q,right?
I guess they submitted all the cue sheets after the show was over (i think it ended in November),is it common to do so?

[composer]

This delay is not typical, but it is not unusual. The lag time could even be 2-3 quarters.

[Author]

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