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Music Publishing Explained | Music Publishing 101

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So you have written a new song

What should you do next?

First you need to understand music copyright and publishing and it's a tough nut to crack

Copyright is the most important asset you have as a musician and

understanding its concepts can turn around your career and make you more money

Publishing is the act of commercially leveraging music of composers and songwriters

and getting them paid for it. This can be done by writers themselves or by an assigned representative, a publisher

There are three basic types of publishers. The first is described as an administrator

usually an individual or small company

They provide a service for a small commission to the songwriter by handling all aspects of the registration

licensing and collection processes

However, they do not normally pay advances and usually do not offer any creative services

The next level of publishers are called

Independents

An independent offers the same and administration services as an administrator

But also provides creative services and offers competitive advances to songwriters

Their client lists would usually be made up of mid-level artists plus talented songwriters and producers

Most big stars align themselves with the third type of publisher called a major

Major publishers like Universal Warner Chappell, Sony, BMG and EMI

pay millions of dollars in advances to the song writers and artists in order to maintain their market share

Publishers are incentivized to exploit the works they represent because they receive a share of the copyright or control over it


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