An artist signs up with a publishing administrator. Does that mean someone will now pitch their music to Netflix, advertisers and game developers? Not necessarily. Publishing administration and sync licensing are connected, but they are…
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DistroKid has introduced a music publishing administration service, giving independent songwriters another way to collect royalties generated by the compositions they write. The new service was formally announced on 5 October 2026. That makes it…
Record labels and music publishers perform different jobs. A label may control the master recording while the artist retains their songwriting rights. That means a label receiving streaming money does not automatically mean the songwriter’s…
Publishing royalties can be frustratingly slow. Your distributor may report streaming royalties within a couple of months. Publishing income can take considerably longer. That does not necessarily mean anything is wrong. Why publishing takes longer…
A PRO and a music publisher are not the same thing. For songwriters, understanding the difference can mean the difference between collecting one part of your income and collecting much more of what the composition…
Music publishing agreements contain a word artists should pay attention to: Exclusive. Publishing administration often requires an administrator to have exclusive authority over specified works during the agreement. But not every music-rights service operates exclusively.…
