No. Elizabeth Music Group Master Royalties is a separate service from music publishing representation and does not replace a publishing company. Publishing royalties relate to the underlying composition, such as the melody, lyrics, and songwriting. Master royalties relate to the sound recording itself. A creator can have rights on both sides of the same song, but the revenue streams and collection processes are different.
For example, a producer may own a percentage of the composition because they helped create the music and may also have contractual master royalty points in the finished recording. Their publishing company can represent the composition interest while Elizabeth Music Group Master Royalties works on eligible recording-side royalties.
Elizabeth Music Group Master Royalties explicitly states that clients do not need to be signed to Elizabeth Music Group Publishing. A producer who already has an active publishing agreement elsewhere may still be eligible to use the master royalty service because the two rights are separate.
This distinction is important when reviewing a successful catalog. Receiving publishing royalties does not prove that all master royalties have been collected, and receiving label-side master royalties does not mean the composition is properly represented.
