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title: Does Symphonic Distribution collect US mechanical royalties?
publisher: RapCanon
canonical: https://rapcanon.com/tools/royalty-coverage/symphonic-mech_us/
license: CC-BY-4.0
retrieved: 2026-09-21
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> Partial. Only if you separately take publishing administration, which is delivered THROUGH SONGTRUST. Not included in plain distribution.

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# Does Symphonic Distribution collect US mechanical royalties?

 
 
Partly

 
Only if you separately take publishing administration, which is delivered THROUGH SONGTRUST. Not included in plain distribution.

 
 
What this stream is. The songwriting side of a US stream, paid under the statutory blanket licence administered by The MLC. Separate from the recording payment above, and paid to whoever registered the WORK.

 What bites on this stream specifically - ★ Symphonic's publishing administration IS SONGTRUST white-labelled. Signing up for both pays twice for one pipe.
 
2 further traps on Symphonic Distribution's other streams are on the matrix.
 
 
Read from Symphonic Distribution's own documentation on 2026-08-13. Check it yourself, and if it has changed, tell us.

 
See the full matrix for all 16 organisations →

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## How to cite this page

**APA**
RapCanon. (2026). Does Symphonic Distribution collect US mechanical royalties?. Retrieved from https://rapcanon.com/tools/royalty-coverage/symphonic-mech_us/

**BibTeX**
```bibtex
@misc{rapcanon-tools-royalty-coverage-symphonic-mech-us,
  title  = {Does Symphonic Distribution collect US mechanical royalties?},
  author = {{RapCanon}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://rapcanon.com/tools/royalty-coverage/symphonic-mech_us/},
  note   = {Accessed: 2026-09-21}
}
```

**Wikipedia**
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