Performance royalties come from businesses that pay for the right to play music. Because music is intellectual property that is protected under Copyright Law, businesses are required to properly license the performance rights of any music they play (or "perform") publicly. AllTrack issues licenses to businesses and collects license fees from them on behalf of the songwriters and music publishers that it represents. Some examples of businesses that we collect license fees from include streaming services like Spotify, Apple, YouTube, Amazon, TikTok, Facebook, etc.; TV and radio stations; stadiums, arenas, concert venues and music festivals; restaurants, bars and nightclubs; hotels, and resorts; gyms and fitness centers; and any other type of local business that plays music. Once we collect license fees, we pay them to our members based on the songs they’ve registered and usage data that we receive from many different sources.