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In the music industry, a music publisher or publishing company is responsible for ensuring the songwriters and composers receive payment when their compositions are used commercially. Through an agreement called a publishing contract , a songwriter or composer "assigns" the copyright of their composition to a publishing company.
The co-publishing ("co-pub") deal is perhaps the most common publishing agreement. Under this deal, the songwriter and the music publisher are "co-owners" of the copyrights in the musical compositions. The writer becomes the "co-publisher" (i.e. co-owner) with the music publisher based on an agreed split of the royalties.
Music licensing is the licensed use of copyrighted music. [1] Music licensing is intended to ensure that the owners of copyrights on musical works are compensated for certain uses of their work. A purchaser has limited rights to use the work without a separate agreement.
A top-line writer or top-liner is a songwriter who writes a song over a pre-made beat. In top-lining, the writer is not creating a song from scratch, but rather creating lyrics and melodies over an existing music genre, tonality, harmony, rhythm, and form of a song. [7]
MusicRow is a Nashville music industry trade publication. [1] The publication delivers online content in addition to six annual print magazines including its InCharge, Artist Roster and Publisher directories. [2] [3] MusicRow Enterprises is also home to song pitch-sheet RowFax, and the MusicRow radio chart.
In the United States, broadcasters can pay for their use of music in one of two ways: they can obtain permission/license directly from the music's copyright owner (usually the publisher), or they can obtain a license from ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, or Global Music Rights to use all of the music in their repertoires. ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, and Global Music ...
A song may be released as a promotional single even if no commercial version of the single is available to buy. An example is "Theme to St. Trinian's" by Girls Aloud, released as a promotional single for the movie St. Trinian's. The song was later removed as a single to avoid confusion with Girls Aloud's actual single "Call the Shots".
A song plugger or song demonstrator is an individual who promotes music to musicians, record labels, and customers. Song pluggers work for a music publishing company or operate independently. The function of the role has evolved as advances in music technology changed the music industry over the course of the 20th and 21st centuries.