Getting your song out is exciting. Getting paid when it gets played is even better. If you are a US artist releasing music on Spotify , Apple Music, YouTube , radio, TV, live stages, and playlists in stores and restaurants, you will want to affiliate with a Performing Rights Organization (PRO). In the United States, most independent artists end up comparing three names: ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC. Table of Content: What a PRO actually collects (and what it does not) ASCAP, BMI, an