Music Publishing Explained | Different Types of Publishing Deals
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- Опубліковано 13 чер 2024
- Music Publishing Explained | Three Types of Publishing Deals
Music Publishing is one of the most lucrative streams of revenue in the music business. Sadly, many artists don't know what getting a publishing deal even means. No worries, I'm here to explain it all.
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Types of Publishing Deals we Discuss:
Admin Publishing Deals
Co-Publishing Deals
Sub-Publishing Deals
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Just got assigned this video in my music technology GCSE class, and I seriously appreciate your no-nonsense approach to this stuff. You just gained a sub!
Wait. You got assigned my video in a school? What school is this? Tell your prof I said thank you! Lol
The best video I ever found so far about explaining how publisher deals work, I learned a lot. Thank you so much for putting this info out there, subscribed 1+
Very informative, clear, and straight to the point...Thanks!
Great info even 4 years later. Thank you! I waited (impatiently) until I got good enough at something in my day job to make really good money. then I decided to go hard on recording a full LP, high end production, musicians and a great producer. I am now paying for a high-end publicist in Nashville. I got accepted and now pay for distribution through the Sony network. Publlishing is the one area I know little about. It's the first time I am uneasy about the process. Do I even need a publishing deal? I would say yes, because everything I have seen so far is 10 times better if you "KNOW SOMEONE"! Having a partner to go find you deals sounds nice even if you are splitting the proceeds. So far, I have avoided needing help from anyone while trying to appear like I am on a label. We'll see how it goes. My first single drops Feb 23rd, 2024. Thanks for this great info. I have subscribed and will now go look at all your other educational material.
I love your contents a lot. Straight to the point and well explained. Thank you
I remember reading Ann Murray saying that her first royalty cheque for Snowbird was $97,000.....
My favorite band is Rush and if I am not mistaken, they had what is essentially a one in a million or more, in other words, unheard of, record deal. Since no one in Canada would sign them, their manager paid for the recording of their first album, which fell into the hands of the music programmer at the radio station in Cleveland which due to phone response put Working Man into heavy rotation. News of this reached Mercury in Chicago, and in the course of one day they had signed a 4 album distribution deal.
Key in all of this is that they delivered a finished product to Mercury, whose end of the deal was promotion and distribution, Rush owned 100% of their publishing and masters. I am not sure exactly, but I think their publishing was administered by their own label, Anthem, so it sounds as though they kept ALL the money.....lol. In a 1978 Maclean's magazine article, the writer said that 'Rush has one of the best record deals in the business; they get $2 per album.'
I have no idea about the overall amounts of money we're talking about when it comes to them, but it is a good story about nice guys finishing first.
How does Rush have one of the best record deals if they got paid $2 per album?
Sending all of our artists here! Thank you for putting this out
This was 👀 wide opening 4 me
Good. I hope it helps you decide your path in the future.
Best video ever made! You went straight to the point. 👏🏻
Thanks brother. This was very well done and helpful.
YO great job explaining those types of Pub deals dude!
Thanks Dean!
Nice video. Thank you. Good to have a video about splits and terms.
Very very informative and clearly delivered ty
Thanks for the content man! I'm being offered a publishing deal right now and trying to gather as much info as possible going into this. Appreciate you.
Congrats on the pub deal!!
You can get an advance and creative support with an admin deal. Kobalt is a perfect example. Their deals are admin and they can pay advances and have a creative a&r / synch team
good info KDMR, keep rockin' steady G
great vid man, thanks so much
Beast mode. Good shit bro. Thanks for this vid 🚀
Great video. Thank you!
Strong info, thanks!
YES I SIGNED MY LANCE ROMANCE MUSIC PUBLISHING DEAL WITH EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING IN 1993 WHICH IS NOW SONY ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING. IN EACH PUBLISHING DEAL YOU HAVE OPTION PERIODS THAT YOU MUST MEET OR YOUR PUBLISHING CONTRACT COULD LAST FOREVER. I HAD ONE OF THE LONGEST PUBLISHING DEALS IN MUSIC WITH EMI / SONY ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING KEEPING MY MUSIC CATALOG FOR 23 YEARS FROM 1993 TO 2016 WHEN MY OPTION PERIODS FINALLY ENDED. I NOW OWN OVER 30 LANCE ROMANCE ALBUMS 100% INCLUDING MY OWN MASTERS ON EVERY LANCE ROMANCE ALBUM AND I HAVE 726 REGISTERED BMI SONGS AND ANOTHER 450-475 UNREGISTERED SONGS. I HAD A CO-PUBLISHING AND ADMINISTRATION DEAL FOR 50/50 ON MY REGISTERED LANCE ROMANCE MUSIC CATALOG, NOW I’M BACK AS LANCE ROMANCE WITH THE HIP HOP DANCE LEGEND ALBUM THAT CAME OUT THIS YEAR 1/6/21. LEARNED A LOT SO KNOW I’M NEGOTIATING A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF MY MUSIC PUBLISHING CATALOG FOR A MULTI MILLION DOLLAR DEAL. 1/22/20 - LANCE ROMANCE 😊
Congrats! How did you get signed initially?
Excellent training w/ KDMR Music:)
+Todd Barrow thanks for watching and for the support!
You are on point.
Thanks!
Great info
Great video. 💙
Very informative
Great video!!
So if I'm getting into sync licensing, there is pretty much no way to maintain 100% publishing rights? Because of PRO's? I'm just trying to get as much as I can lol
Thank you!!
Thank You For This!❤
Very good
Thank you for this video
Thank you .....
Thanks bro.
Would it benefit a record label to publish their artists music from within? What would the pros and cons be?
Hello KDMR! Question, Do you know how long you are locked into publishing deals? Is it a permanent merger? and once I pass away who do they now own 100% of my publishing and any royalties paid out in the future? appreciate feed back, thank you so much!
I am glad I came across your content, so I recently purchased a exclusive instrumental from a producer I am a indie artist. On the contract under governing law, it's states that we both own 50 percent of the publishing rights!
correct!
Sounds pretty fair, especially being exclusive.. 🎯
50/50 is always fair
Question, with the technology now, the overall web, that anyone across the globe can be reached. Don't you think, now is the time for artists, and producers have their own publishing companies? Just like you said, Kanye West is trying to get out of his publishing deal.
If they are already proven in the market and/or have the experience to do it themselves then they have more reason to.. Some either can't do it as well as actual publishers or can't be bothered to though..
Music Publisher Admin does not take your copywrite jus a percentage from the royalty
Correct.
If you hold on to your publishing, there is a chance you won't get any placements because your music is not being pushed out there. If you sign to a publishing deal you will probably be unhappy like Kanye. What would you say is the middle ground? What kind of publishing deal do you think it's best in your opinion?
Thank you
Oh wow Thankyou!!
Where's the best place to find a Co-Pub deal..how do yo approach them? I'm a songwriter on my third album btw.
If you’re trying to sign with a major publisher then the best approach is no approach. They gotta come knock on your door, meaning your work needs to generate a lot of money aka successful records as publishers invest in cash flow. Otherwise you’ll end up in a shitty deal and on the publishers shelf.
Thanks man I've been looking for a good explanation of publishing for a while now and this makes a whole lot of sense. For an emerging artist would you recommend going with an Admin Publishing deal?
It can be beneficial. Just watch out for the terms, and always have an Entertainment Attorney review any potential deals before you sign.
@@mastermusicmarketing what do you think of Tiger Tigz song World Cup 2022?
Not sure how good of a deal this is but this company came to me with this offer.
We have to work with musicians according to the our pattern that have to show a good feedback over the last four years.
About pattern (work scheme): when we work with musicians we invest by our side 70% to this release budget and musician put his 30% for this release budget.
We have a big part and a musician have a small part.
We work this way, because our main task is to promote as many talented musicians as possible. And we use our personal money for this, because we an independent label :)
Revenue is 50/50: for example, if we will do 100 vinyls you will have all money by 50 vinyls sellings + 70% of digital distribution royalties
thank you for your information... Can you clarify one issue that i have. Lately I upload Song Covers on UA-cam and I get copyright claim. I understand if I have used soundtrack by other UA-cam videos, but I have created my own music for my covers. Can you clarify? (i don't know what to do and i don't understand why?)
Thank You...
Thanks for this info. I just dont understand why I would want someone collecting my royalties. Are they promoting my music/monetizing it for me?
You are a very great, well understood and organized speaker. Thanks brother.
What up Bro, Hope you good. Just wanted to find out would it be beneficial for me to open my own publishing company before going after a co-publishing deal as a song writer? will this help me to negotiate better for a portion of the publishing or will it jeopardize my chances my chances of getting signed with a major publisher. Do you think me having my own publishing company will hamper my chances or does it not matter at all?
which publicists gets you gigs ? like get you places where you can perform you’re music ?
That wouldn’t be a publicist. That’s a booking agent. Check out our video on how to book live shows
Thanks. Good info. I won’t wait for an answer as I see this video is two years old but can’t publishing deals be made with time limits so after a set time all rights go back to the songwriter? But also with an option to extend if both parties agree?
Yes. Your publishing deal can have expiration dates built in with options.
@@mastermusicmarketing thanks. Great info
Hello,
I cant understand the following thing, if you could please explain shortly it would be great:
If i wrote and recorded a song independently and don't own nothing to anybody, if i have no deals with anybody (label, publisher, co-writer and so on), and lastly if i just sell my own music for example on bandcamp, DO I NEED MUSIC PUBLISHER AND IF I DO SO FOR WHAT? And where is this line which separates wheather i need publisher as an undie or not?
god bless man good vid bro
Do I really need an admin publishing deal if I am a member of the PROs which will takes care of the composition, lyrics & sound recording royalties? aren't we adding one more person in the chain of income?
PROs only collect royalties from performance licenses, while publishers collect royalties from mechanical licenses, as well as work with PROs to promote your music, in an effort to collect royalties from performance licenses.
Mechanical licenses are licenses that involve direct copies of your music. For example, if a jukebox wanted to include your song in its roster, whoever owns the jukebox would need to purchase a mechanical license from your publisher. This kind of purchase can not be done through a PRO. If a sports stadium wants to play your music, they’ll purchase the performance license from your PRO. Or if a touring artist who is among the top 300 highest grossing tours in the US performs a cover of your song on their set list, they will purchase a performance license from your PRO.
Basically, PROs handle performance licenses, and publishers handle mechanical licenses AND performance licenses, but with the help of PROs. If you ever sign a record deal with a label, you will want a publishing company to collect mechanical license royalties for every album that is manufactured/streamed.
Publishers are also huge for songwriters. If you’re a songwriter but not a performer, publishers can shop around your songs to performers. If a performer decides to record your song, there can be some big $$ in your future.
naw u dont need to pay nobody %15 of your money for some dam paperwork...thats like paying someone %15 for being lazy honestly..
@@chrishook3776Do you own the rights to your songs if you have a publisher?
@@songcreator71 most publishing companies own 50% of the rights to your music. Sounds like a lot, but if it’s a good publishing company, you’ll make a lot more money with them than without them. It’s up to you to make sure the publishing company is legit. Because they would likely own 50%, they can also agree to licenses without they behalf. For example, if a movie wants to use your music, you have no say if the publishing house wants to do it. On the other hand, you can give the movie your license even if the publishing house doesn’t want to. If you’re working with a good publisher, they will listen to you and take you seriously if they respect their clients.
Thank you for that clarity, I'm a artist from South Africa and I just signed a publishing deal with a company for my first single, the CEO of the company didn't explain to me about the percentage of royalties we will be sharing, is this a good or bad thing? And I would also like to know will I be signing more contracts for my next singles to come? Please show us an example of publishing contracts that would help
percentage of royalties is supposed to be specified in the contract you signed
Thank you I'm going to have another meeting with him next Monday, I'm going to ask him about that
@@smooth6268 cool, make sure you have a good understanding of your terms so there will be no confusion in the future.
What if you leased the beat and the contract says the producer owns 100% of publishing and 50% of the writer's ownership?
So what is the difference between a co-publishing deal and the work a PRO like ASCAP does for a songwriter?
For the co-publishing deal, does the publisher take 50% of the songwriter’s 100% share plus their 100%? Confused on the way you worded to the numbers because you said it’s called 100% & 100% instead of 50/50
I see where you are confused - i believe that in a co-publishing deal, you assign a portion of the publishing half of your royalties. So, for example, if you want to think of it as 100% total (instead of 200%), and 50% is the songwriters share and then 50% is the publishers share, I believe that in a co-publishing deal you assign a portion of the 50% PUBLISHERS share to the publisher. I'm not totally certain, but pretty sure! Had this same question. Hope you've found an answer since!
You said it's a good idea to hold on to your publishing if you can, but if you sign with a publisher, the publisher gets all the publishing and you get the songwriting royalties right?
That depends on the deal you sign. In many cases, the advance you receive in a publishing deal is recoupable against your songwriting royalties. Meaning, they get all your royalties until you've paid back the amount they gave you up front.
how does one hold onto their publishing rights?
Great info!!
What would be the % splits if you chose to do the admin of your own publishing but you used a publishing company to place your songs? Is that a possibility or do you have to go all in with the full deal?
I think you may be able to use a distributor like ditto or cdbaby to get your songs put out there and keep 100% royalties
Thanks for the response!
@@TheSoulstar7 no problem! make sure to always double check the details when it comes to royalties, thers a lot of good options for distributors
How does one acquire such a deal ?
Is a 70 30 percent good ?
So I’m confused. If a publishing company doesn’t pay you, then who does? The platforms?
Hoping you can get back to me on this: Do you need a Publishing Company if you're going to "sign" with a Publishing Admin?
Always have your own. Always have a business.
I'm from Nigeria
My music is something else. Already attracting the spiritual because of the contents. Let me have it pasted on Audio platforms I will get back to you. or is it possible to start without having posted online?
hey! did you ever get accepted into apple music for artists beta?
I did! I can make an update video if you want.
I am about to sign an administrative publishing deal now.
You locked in?
Great information. #SOUTHEASTBEAST
9:11 - So true & I think there isn't a straight yes or no answer; it really depends on the person & situation.. 💯 For some, the songs would otherwise be sitting doing nothing, so it makes sense to have them worked by a publisher, and have one create opportunities for them.. 💣 For others, they may be able to focus on being their own publisher so to speak and/or generate their own consistent cash-flow, so they may not "need" a deal as much as others, although even then, it depends because they could get offered more money than they could generate by themselves over the agreed term, and/or more than the songs would even make.. 👀👀👀 Some can also negotiate deals per song, but a prior track record would likely be needed to be in the position to.. 📝 - @Acharich
wait so if pulishers get your songs out there what happens when i sing my own song am i then my own publisher
Tavia Brissett this is my question
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Hi..I would like to know if it's reasonable for an artist to assign all of his copyright in his songs to a publisher under a publishing deal.
Titilola Afolabi Hey the artist/Songwriter can do whatever suits him/her. But it generally not in the best interest of that person to sign away all copyright.Just be mindful that signing away your rights could mean that you won’t get future royalties.. plus it’s mainly an Exclusive deal that would require 50% split
@@DeanReynoldsMusic thank you so much..this was definitely helpful
I agree with Dean here. You can do whatever you want, but signing away ALL of your copyright just isn’t a prudent business decision.
@@DeanReynoldsMusic yeah, it really depends on the person & situation.. 💯 For some, the songs would otherwise be sitting doing nothing / not much, so it makes sense to have them worked by a publisher.. For others, they may be able to focus on being their own publisher so to speak and/or generate their own consistent cash-flow, so they may not need a deal as much as others..
Do you have any videos breaking this down for producers
it's pretty much the same.
you get with a publisher or become your own publisher.
register your song with the publisher/Company.
get you a distributor. via internet
and then you're on your way as an indie producer.
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Exactly.
Hey are there any legitimate music publishing companies one can submit their songs to or are the only legitimate ones, the ones that don't accept unsolicited submissions? The only ones I've come across are either crooks like musicxray, taxi, and songtradr, or are 100% verifiably fake like Music Gorilla LLC whose in the process of being investigated for Fraud right now.
So are people like CD Baby and DistroKid Music Publishers? Or are they just another means of distribution?
I put 4 albums thu them and im asking the same question
They're primarily distribution. But CD Baby does have a service called CD Baby Pro, which offers publishing administration.
@@mastermusicmarketing 🎯🎯🎯
OMG thank you, i've tried to understand this many times and failed, you are now my go to guy! I want to be an artist but I don't really want to gig anymore, is it possible to do that or would i be better off just being the writer?
It's very possible for you to be just a writer and not need to gig. With the right publishing team, you'll be able to earn a sustainable income from just writing.
What he said.
Mmm, many have gone down that route, such as Ester Dean, who initially wanted to be an artist herself..
So cdbaby publishing is an admin deal?
Yes, CD Baby Publishing is an example of an admin deal
@@mastermusicmarketing Phew that's a relief. CDBaby have real trouble getting to the point. Thanks for making it clear
no problem!
Where does Music Reports fit in
The music industry has so many inessential parties. Why do you have a manager yet still need a road/tour manager, licensing and publishing?
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Can i higher a publishing administrator for a limited time or they entitled to royalties for a lifetime
You can sign admin deals for limited time periods.
Got 1 more Subscriber thanks for clear to the point information✌🏾
The Best Publishing Deal will always be a ADMIN DEAL.
Please explain me the below state ment please please.......
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Controlled Compositions: If any selection or musical composition, or any portion thereof, recorded in the Masters hereunder is written or composed by Producer, in whole or in part, alone or in collaboration with others, or is owned or controlled, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, by Producer or any person, firm, or corporation in which Producer has a direct or indirect interest, then such selection and/or musical composition shall be hereinafter referred to as a "Controlled Composition". Producer hereby agrees to issue or cause to be issued, as applicable, to Artist, or Artist's designees, mechanical licenses (including, without limitation, any "first use" mechanical licenses) and other licenses in respect of each Controlled Composition subject to the same terms and conditions as are applicable to selections and musical compositions written, composed, owned, or controlled, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, by Artist, which are embodied on the Master or any recording recorded under this agreement. For that license, on the United States and Canada sales, Artist will pay mechanical royalties at one hundred percent (100%) of the minimum statutory rate, subject to no cap of that rate for albums and/or EPs. For license outside the United States and Canada, the mechanical royalty rate will be the rate prevailing on an industry-wide basis in the country concerned on the date that this agreement has been entered into. Producer hereby grants Artist a license to reproduce Controlled Compositions that are embodied on the Master produced hereunder in synchronization with and in time relation to visual images featuring Artist's performances in so-called promotional "video programs", on a royalty-free basis and in so-called commercial "video programs", in being understood that Producer shall be entitled to Producer's pro-rata share of any royalties attributable to such commercial "video programs". Upon Artist's request Producer shall execute or cause Producer's publishing designee to execute and deliver to Artist, as applicable, all documents required by Artist, as applicable, to effectuate the purpose of this paragraph.
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What is a exclusive publishing deal ?
I'll make a video about it
I have a question.
Sure! What's the question?
@@mastermusicmarketing should my son go to a publishing company to help sell his beats. Im sure what I may need to know might be longer then you can text here. If that's the case can you direct me to a particular book I may be able to read ?
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That's good to know . U shouldn't be worried about paying that back unless you a one hit wonder .. not worried at all..
this info is only for ppl dreaming for a major label deal which is old news now....major deals are dead......#all these publishing deals is for ppl who dont know they shyt or paperwork...sorry
Thank you
No problem! Thanks for watching!