When you used to go out to nightclubs in the 1960’s and 1970’s they used to have live music that would play the hits of the day.. No more! The bands now have to pay the record companies money to play the hits.. So don’t play them.. Alas No live bands!
Money goes to the agencies (ASCAP and BMI) that collect on behalf of the songwriters and song owners but NONE of that goes to them.
There is no logging of what band played what song, no reporting of what songs the DJ played between bands, no logging of what songs were heard on the tv while the game was on.
It is apportioned to the artists with hits. Even though Spotify does have an accurate accounting of which subscribers listened to what tracks, that money still just goes to the top charting artists.
ASCAP and BMI fees are merely a protection racket shakedown, pay up your protection fee or face legal pursuit for infractions. But the money doesn’t actually go to the affected artists.
Saw a job listing (low wage too) to sit in bars listening to the shows and logging infractions, recording audio, etc. Of course you might have to appear in court to defend your report.