Up until now, BMI has only paid royalties for live performances based on the songs played on the top 200 tours.  But recently, the PRO launched “BMI Live” – an online program that lets songwriters of all levels upload their set lists and receive royalty payments for the public performance of those songs.  How lucrative this will be for musicians who play small clubs to coffee shops is still unclear, but you can see what BMI has to say here.

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