When a cloud song is created, an option is presented to link the cloud song to a song in the publishing catalogue from MultiTracks.com.
Linking the cloud song to the correct song from the MultiTracks.com database, will ensure your lyric and copyright usage is properly auto-reported through the Church Streaming License's included copyright license from MultiTracks.com.
Is it important to link all of my cloud songs?
For the most accurate reporting to artists, publishers, and labels, MultiTracks.com requires any song that a ministry does, to be present in a setlist on MultiTracks.com. There are many ways to automate this process (See Setting up Auto Reporting), and cloud songs are one of the avenues for accurate auto-reporting. Cloud Songs allow a ministry to have placeholder songs in setlists, to still properly report copyright and lyric use, even for songs we don't yet have masters for on MultiTracks.com.
What if I don't see the song listed when trying to link?
If a song is missing that you're trying to link, please contact our support team using the website messenger, or request the song using our Request A Song form so our team can get the song added to the database! The catalogue is growing every week so requesting the song will help our team prioritize the songs you need!
Streaming reporting and Cloud Songs
Important distinction: master recording usage (Live-Stream reporting) is not reported for Cloud Songs including when you've uploaded your own audio tracks to a Cloud Song in Playback.
Why? The Church Streaming License's master use coverage is tied to the artist-original track products in the MultiTracks.com catalogue (AppTracks, MultiTracks, CustomMixes, etc.) and the recordings whose rights holders MultiTracks.com has verified and entered agreements with. Because Cloud Songs contain audio that you've uploaded yourself, MultiTracks.com has no way to validate the master recording ownership or confirm rights have been granted for that content. As a result, master use cannot be reported or covered through the CSL for Cloud Song audio. Only the lyric reporting usage can be reported by following the above steps to link the cloud song to the proper song from the MulitTracks.com publishing catalogue.