Where is CD Baby Pro Publishing Administration available?

CD Baby Pro Publishing is currently available in over 100 territories around the world. If you live in one of the countries/territories shown on the list below, then you can use our publishing administration services for any original content you distribute through CD Baby. 

If you are currently affiliated with one of the Performance Rights Organizations (PRO) listed below, we will administer your existing affiliation with your PRO. If you are not currently affiliated with a PRO, you will need to join one of the organizations listed below as a songwriter in order to use CD Baby Pro Publishing.

The tables below list which PROs are available for you to join, and how to join them, depending on where you are located. Please note that it can take several weeks for a PRO to finalize your application. If you affiliate directly with a PRO through their site, please contact that organization if you need to inquire about your membership application status.

• Countries and PROs where songwriter membership applications can be submitted through a CD Baby account

• Countries where songwriters must join a PRO directly

Countries and PROs where songwriter membership applications can be submitted through a CD Baby account

If you are a citizen of a country listed below and are not currently affiliated with a PRO, you have the option to submit a songwriter membership application with select PROs through your CD Baby account. 

If you are a U.S. citizen, you can affiliate with ASCAP or BMI through your CD Baby account.

If you are a citizen of Ireland or any of the other countries listed below, you can affiliate with IMRO through your CD Baby account or directly with the listed, local PRO.

*If you are a Greek songwriter affiliated with EDEM you must register your works and collect your royalties directly from EDEM, as CD Baby does not do this. We will register your works and collect royalties from all other countries/territories, but you will be responsible for registering works and collecting your royalties locally. 

** Due to site maintenance, CD Baby is temporarily unable to affiliate Canadian songwriters with the Canadian Performance Rights Organization (PRO) SOCAN. At this moment, Canadian songwriters must affiliate with SOCAN directly on their site.

Countries where songwriters must join a PRO directly

If you are a citizen of a country listed below, you will not have the option to submit a songwriter membership application with a PRO through your CD Baby account. Please affiliate with one of the PROs listed below to use CD Baby's Pro Publishing administration service.