i would like to think that the $ came back to the musicians...
so, does anyone have a check that has come to them from royalties?

please say someone has !!

Do you mean musicians or songwriters? I have never met or known a songwriter who has complained or suspected that s/he was being cheated by the licensing agency.

What the musicians are paid for performing the music, live or recorded, is, as far as I know, a matter between them and their employers, within union guidelines where applicable.

It seems to me, as it did in the other thread, that the only people complaining here are those who want a free lunch.