I seem to recall that Pete Townshend bemoaned a tour of the late eighties or early nineties where he had to fork over a significant amount of money (mid to high five figures, I believe) to either ASCAP or BMI for the right to play Who songs in concert! (I imagine he did not own publishing rights to all or most of his material at the time).

He also complained that he never saw much of writer's share royalties from the given organization over the years.