In today’s digital music game where labels are signing less artists and where artists are signed “after” they’ve already developed a following, artists are becoming more self-dependent. Most will need to create some type of publishing structure before signing with a major label or publisher in order to collect royalties from songs that are independently produced and sold or for their compositions that are placed in television/films.
Posted by Muammar Reedon October 04, 2010 Articles /
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The following consists of a list of performance rights/royalty collection associations, agencies, and unions for music artists. These organizations are also the best way to start a sample clearance/licensing search. Most American artists that have sold a significant piece of music will likely be affiliated with at least one of these organizations, if not most of them.
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