Master Recording
topic on 2 shows · 4 statements across 3 episodes
4 statements about Master Recording, every show
Artists Typically Receive Only 10% to 15% in Master Royalties
“Yeah, when you sign a distribution deal where a record label fronts you the money, you make the album, they then own the master, your royalty stream, again, independently negotiated, but you only end up with, like, 10%, 15%. Maybe if you're a really big artist…”
Spotify Routes Roughly 80% of Stream Payouts to Master Recording Rights
“When you stream a song on Spotify, the vast majority of the payout goes to the master recording. So think the label. And when I say vast majority, let's call it 80%. A much smaller portion, 12% on average, goes to the owner of the publishing right, typically t…”
Bagdasarian Sr. was first songwriter to own publishing and master recordings
“Well, you know, because my dad had not only, as you mentioned, set that up, he was the first songwriter who not only owned the publishing but also The master recordings.”