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Music agreements, explained.
Plain-language guides to music agreements, rights, and getting paid. No legal jargon, no billable hours. Just what you need to know before you sign.
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Agreements
- Producer Agreements: Getting the Deal Right Before You RecordFee, points, master ownership, and credit, settled before you record.Read the guide
- Songwriter Agreements: When a Split Sheet Isn't EnoughThe split sheet's more thorough sibling, with credit protection and warranties.Read the guide
- Sync Licensing: Getting Your Music Into Film, TV, and AdsGetting your music into film, TV, and ads.Read the guide
- Work Made for Hire: Who Owns What You Paid Someone to CreateWho owns what you paid someone to create.Read the guide
- Featured Artist Agreements: Bringing a Feature Onto Your TrackBringing a 'feat.' onto your track the right way.Read the guide
- Session Musician Agreements: Hiring Players the Right WayHiring players for a fee, with no ownership strings.Read the guide
- NDAs in Music: Keeping Unreleased Work and Deals PrivateKeeping unreleased work and deals private.Read the guide
- Management Agreements: What to Know Before You Sign With a ManagerWhat to know before you sign with a manager.Read the guide
- Invoicing for Music Work: How to Actually Get PaidHow to bill for music work and actually get paid.Read the guide
- Video and Likeness Releases: Consent for Music Videos and ContentConsent for music videos and content.Read the guide
Rights & Money
- How Music Royalties Actually Work (In Plain English)How music actually earns, in plain English.Read the guide
- Master vs. Composition: The Two Copyrights in Every SongThe two copyrights in every song.Read the guide
- PROs and Registration: How Songwriters Get Paid for PerformancesHow songwriters get paid for performances.Read the guide
- Sample Clearance: How to Use Samples Without Getting SuedHow to use samples without getting sued.Read the guide
- Copyright Basics for Musicians: What You Own and How to Protect ItWhat you own and how to protect it.Read the guide
- Music Publishing Explained: Publishing Deals vs. Admin DealsPublishing deals vs. admin deals, explained.Read the guide
- Releasing a Cover Song: Mechanical Licenses ExplainedReleasing a cover song, legally.Read the guide
- Record Deals Explained: Advances, Recoupment, and Who Owns the MastersWhat a label gives, what it takes, and recoupment.Read the guide
- Collecting Royalties Abroad: PROs and NROs Outside the USHow your royalties get collected outside the US.Read the guide
- Neighboring Rights: The Royalties Performers Often MissThe performer royalties that often go uncollected.Read the guide
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