Can Elizabeth Music Group Publishing represent a songwriter who collaborates with different co-writers on almost every song?

Yes. A songwriter does not need to work with the same collaborators on every composition to receive publishing representation from Elizabeth Music Group Publishing.

Modern songwriting and production catalogs often involve different co-writers, artists, producers, and publishers from song to song. The key issue is not whether the collaborators change. The key issue is accurately documenting the client’s ownership share in each individual composition.

For every song, Elizabeth Music Group Publishing needs reliable information such as the title, co-writers, ownership percentages, writer IPIs when available, and release details. If a client owns 20% of one song, 50% of another, and 10% of another, those differences can be reflected on a song-by-song basis.

This is one reason catalog organization matters. Large collaborative catalogs can become difficult to manage when splits live across text messages, emails, old split sheets, and informal notes. Elizabeth Music Group Publishing can help centralize the information needed for registration and collection.

The other writers do not generally need to become Elizabeth Music Group clients simply because one collaborator is represented. EMG can represent the client’s eligible share while the other writers remain with their own publishers or representatives.

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