Sentence:  Composers and songwriters can earn royalties from many sources including record, CD, and tape sales (<WSD>mechanicals</WSD>), U.S. and foreign television, cable and radio performances, theater performances, downloads, streaming, and artist and record producer royalties, among others. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Royalties on the sale of recordings in the form of records, CDs, tapes, or similar objects.