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Wednesday, February 1, 2012

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
Read the full article on MusicThinkTank.com!