I already have a publishing deal. Can I still work with Elizabeth Music Group Master Royalties?
Yes. Your existing publishing deal does not prevent you from working with Elizabeth Music Group Master Royalties.
Why?
Publishing royalties and master royalties are two different types of rights.
Publishing royalties are connected to the underlying composition - the lyrics, melody, and songwriting.
Master royalties are connected to the actual sound recording.
Your publishing company may be responsible for collecting your publishing royalties, while Elizabeth Music Group Master Royalties can potentially help with master royalties owed to you by record labels or other applicable parties.
What Can Elizabeth Music Group Master Royalties Do?
Our team can review your catalog, agreements, metadata, and master royalty information to identify potential collection opportunities.
If you are entitled to master royalty points, Elizabeth Music Group Master Royalties can help with:
Registering your rights with applicable royalty systems
Organizing your master royalty information
Communicating with record labels and royalty departments
Submitting documentation and royalty claims
Following up on outstanding royalty inquiries
Pursuing eligible unpaid or uncollected master royalties
Real-World Example
Imagine you have a publishing deal with another publishing company, but you also produced a song released by a major label with 50 million Spotify streams.
Your publishing company may handle the publishing royalties from your songwriting contribution.
However, if your producer agreement gives you master royalty points, those royalties are a separate source of income.
Elizabeth Music Group Master Royalties may be able to help you pursue those master royalties without requiring you to move your publishing catalog to Elizabeth Music Group Publishing.
What Musicians Should Do
If you already have a publishing deal but believe you may be owed master royalties, gather your:
Producer agreements
Recording agreements
Beat agreements
Royalty statements
Song information
Master royalty points
Any documentation showing your participation in the recording
Elizabeth Music Group Master Royalties can review the information and determine whether there may be a master royalty collection opportunity.
You do not need to be an Elizabeth Music Group Publishing client to work with Elizabeth Music Group Master Royalties.
If you already have a publishing deal, you may still have master royalties sitting uncollected. Elizabeth Music Group Master Royalties was created to help find and collect them.
