Build Your Knowledge Base
Never take a bad deal again. Jumpstart yourself to an even playing field—because you can't become a game-changer if you don’t know the game.
Learn how the music business works
Trusted by over 400 clients
Including world-class songwriters, recording artists, film owners, independent music publishers and record labels
- copyrights under management
- 3.5 million
- conflicts resolved in 2021
- 22,576
- manual claims in 2021
- 101,422
Learn how the music business works
Catalog Management Software
Free up time to focus on what you do best—whether that’s writing the next hit song, recording an absolute banger, or scouting out the next big thing.
Sign up for Exploration Data
Audit Your Copyrights
Get your data right and the rest will follow. It’s time to demystify your royalty payments. Let our audit specialists give you peace of mind—for free.
Enter your song titles
Keep doing what you do best.
With over 50 dedicated full-time staff, including specialists in music publishing administration, data science, software engineering, conflict resolution, manual claiming, channel management and royalty accounting, let us handle the rest so you can focus on creating music or creatively representing music.
Your royalties are out there.
We’ll help you find them.
You create or market music. You don’t have the bandwidth to figure out why your royalty statements are coming up short. Exploration works as your back office to clean your metadata, resolve ownership conflicts, and return unclaimed royalties to you from around the world.
Demystify the music industry.
Knowledge is power.
When you don’t understand what you’re signing, you lose. Equip yourself with the basics in order to maximize your copyright’s value. Exploration’s research, Learn guides, and auditing experts make the music industry more transparent.
Receive 24/7 support.
From a human.
Getting a hold of somebody at most companies is like banging your head against a wall. And speaking with them on the telephone? Forget it. Meanwhile, every second that passes could mean fewer royalties. Exploration is never too busy to help you.
Music Industry Report - 2020
100+ experts interviewed. 2,590 people surveyed. 3 focus groups. 225 pages. 8 months. The most comprehensive market research about the music industry ever done.
Download the report
Who Are We
You deserve to know who you’re working with. Find out what inspires us, what we’re listening to, where we are in the world, and how we can best serve you.Exploration Weekly
Keep up with breaking news about the music industry.
News
Exploration Weekly - MLC Launches Unclaimed Royalties Portal / 73M US Music Listeners on Social Video Services / PRS for Music Reveals Online Portal
Exploration’s Stories & Lessons Podcast Episode 2 is out now, featuring an update at large by CEO/Co-Founder Aaron Davis. Thank you for lending your eyes and ears. Take a listen (or watch) here! This week, the MLC launched the Distributor Unmatched Recordings Portal (DURP) in order to help indie
5 min read
News
Exploration Weekly - YouTube Launches Creator Music / US Recorded Music Revenues Up 9.1% / American Music Fairness Act Introduced in the Senate
YouTube launched Creator Music on Tuesday, which will give YouTubers licensing access to popular music for use in their videos. Music rights holders can allow their copyrights to be used on the digital storefront by charging up-front for a license or by entering into a revenue-share model with the creator.
6 min read
News
Exploration Weekly - YouTube Paid $6B+ to the Music Industry / BMI Annual Revenues Up Record 16% / Gaana Goes Subscription-Only
YouTube has reported that the company paid more than $6 billion to the music industry between July 2021 and June 2022. This is a $2 billion increase from the $4 billion in payments from last year. YouTube’s global head of music, Lyor Cohen, stated he expects a combination of
5 min read
Exploration's personal guidance has given us a better perspective of how our catalog can thrive in this new digital world. Thanks for such a great team of people!
×
Keep up with the latest trends in the music industry.
Subscribe to our award-winning newsletter, Exploration Weekly, to receive a FREE copy of How The Music Business Works, 2020 Music Industry Report and our Metadata Template!
×
Mantente al día de las últimas tendencias de la industria musical.
Suscríbete a nuestro premiado boletín de noticias, Exploration Weekly, para recibir un ejemplar gratuito de Cómo Funciona la Industria Musical, el Informe de la Industria Musical 2020 y nuestra Plantilla de Metadatos.