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?

Potentially, yes. Elizabeth Music Group Publishing publicly offers publishing partnerships for labels, management firms, and other creative businesses that want to build a publishing division without developing every collection and catalog process themselves. A selective model may be appropriate when only certain writers or compositions are eligible for new representation. Each joint venture partner has the ability to decide which artists on their roster they would like to sign for publishing representation. You do not need to sign the entire roster to qualify for a joint venture with Elizabeth Music Group Publishing.

The label should begin by separating master-recording ownership from composition rights. Signing an artist to a recording agreement does not automatically give the label authority to represent that artist’s publishing. Each participating writer’s existing commitments, ownership shares, and consent need to be reviewed. A roster-level spreadsheet should identify eligible works, excluded catalogs, writer identities, splits, existing publishers, and relevant territories.

Elizabeth Music Group Publishing can discuss how global registrations, royalty collection, reporting, catalog management, and potential sync opportunities might fit a proposed partnership. Commercial terms, branding, referral arrangements, and the exact scope of services must be agreed rather than assumed.

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