The Different Types of Music Publishing Contracts

There are a lot of artists who know what a music publishing company does, but are not familiar with what types of contracts or agreements they offer. Below I will describe the different types of contracts you can enter into with a music publisher, and what these agreements mean. Hopefully this will allow you to negotiate a contract that works out mostly in your favor.

There are 7 standard agreements you are going to come across when you decide to go into contract with a music publisher. The list is as follows:

1. Single song agreement
2. Exclusive song agreement
3. Co-publishing agreement
4. Sub publishing agreement
5. Administration agreement
6. Purchasing agreement
7. Collection agreement

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