![]() ![]() And back in the day, when labels started signing artists who also wrote their own songs (which, at the time, was quite unique), they put in clauses in the contract to limit the royalties they’d (legally) have to pay out to their newly signed artists/songwriters. And many of us use these terms interchangeably. The reason I’m putting quotes around “artists” and “songwriters” is because so many of us are both. This is an excerpt from my book How to Make it in the New Music Business. As you study more about the global music rights, you’ll see the distinction over and over again between “artist” and “songwriter.” It’s an important distinction to make because the royalties for “artists” and the royalties for “songwriters” are completely different. How do you make sure you register your work properly and obtain all of the music streaming royalties that are rightfully owed to you? Keep reading. ![]() Kobalt calculated that there are over 900,000 royalty streams per song. A 2015 Berklee College of Music report found that anywhere from 20% to 50% of music royalties don’t make it to their rightful owners. ![]()
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