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- ArticleMaster Rights vs. Publishing RightsMasters and publishing are the two sides of every recorded song. Here is what each one covers, who usually controls it and how each earns.
- GlossaryPublishingThe business of owning, licensing and collecting income from compositions. Publishing rights relate to the song, not a specific recording.
- GlossaryPublishing AdministratorA company that registers compositions and collects publishing royalties on a writer’s behalf for a fee, typically without taking ownership of the songs.
- ArticleWho Actually Owns a Song?A recorded song is usually two different copyrights with two different owners. Here is how to tell who owns what before money, contracts or collaborators get involved.
- ArticleHow Music Royalties Actually WorkRoyalties follow rights and metadata. A plain-language map of recording and publishing income, who collects each one, and where artists lose money they already earned.
- ArticleWhat Does a Music Distributor Actually Do?Distribution is delivery, not ownership. What a distributor does, what it usually does not do, and how to compare options.
- ArticleIndependent Artist Revenue StreamsStreaming is revenue, not the entire business. A map of the ways independent artists earn, and how to decide which to build first.
- Free ResourceRoyalty Registration ChecklistThe registrations that connect your songs to recording and publishing income.
- ArticleBefore You Sign Anything: The Questions to AskA plain-language checklist of questions every independent artist should be able to answer about an agreement before signing it.
- Glossary360 DealAn agreement in which a company shares in income beyond recorded music sales, such as touring, merchandise, endorsements or publishing. Which income streams are included varies by
- GlossaryComposition (Musical Work)The underlying song: melody, lyrics and musical structure, separate from any particular recording of it. Compositions are the basis of publishing rights.
- GlossaryInteractive StreamingOn-demand streaming where the listener chooses what to play. Interactive streams generally generate recording revenue plus publishing performance and mechanical royalties.
- Free ResourceBefore You Sign: Question ListThe questions to answer about any music agreement before signing it.