Potentially, yes. A master recording may be assigned, acquired, licensed, or transferred, but that does not by itself tell a producer whether existing contractual royalty rights continue unchanged. Elizabeth Music Group Master Royalties can review the producer’s agreement, available notices of transfer, historical statements, and current accounting contacts to investigate a qualifying interest. Important questions include who assumed accounting obligations, whether the producer’s rights survive the transaction, where future statements should come from, and whether balances were transferred. A producer should not assume a new label has accurate participant data simply because it now distributes the recording. Conversely, a change of label does not automatically establish that payments stopped or that money is owed. Documentation and contract terms determine what follow-up is appropriate.
Can Elizabeth Music Group Master Royalties help after a recording moves from one label to another?
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Our independent label wants to offer publishing to its roster, but several artists already have separate publishing deals. Could Elizabeth Music Group Publishing support a selective joint venture?
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