Live Performance Royalty Matching in the music industry refers to the system where songwriters and publishers receive compensation when their musical compositions are performed live. Venues typically pay annual fees for blanket public-performance licenses to Performance Rights Organizations (PROs) such as ASCAP, BMI, or SESAC¹. These PROs then distribute the collected royalties to the appropriate rights holders. Some PROs also offer programs, like ASCAP OnStage or BMI Live, that allow performing songwriters to directly submit their live performance information to facilitate royalty payments².