Catalog audits compare the works an artist believes they control with the records held by distributors, publishing administrators and rights organizations.

How the rights and registrations work

The goal is to identify missing titles, duplicate claims, inconsistent writer or publisher information, mismatched recordings, undocumented splits and incomplete statements. A catalog audit cannot establish that money is definitely owed without analyzing actual royalties and entitlement records.

What a rights holder should do

Begin with a single authoritative catalog. Assign each composition a stable internal record, link its recordings and correspondence, and keep a dated history of each requested correction. Escalate ownership disputes separately from routine metadata corrections.

Original source and related Utopian services

Read the original guidance. Visit music publishing administration, royalty collection or contact Utopian for catalog-related assistance.

Published October 20, 2026. Educational information only. Confirm rights, contracts, current statutes and organization rules before making filings or licensing decisions.