Shouldn’t they have 100 percent of their publishing though? Nice gesture though
Shouldn’t they have 100 percent of their publishing though? Nice gesture though
Publishing and Masters are two different things
It was common at one point for artists to own their publishing but 360 deals gave labels a slice of all of the artist’s pie.
It’s NEVER been common for artists to own their Masters. The Master recordings means that whoever owns them owns the rights to the
Music itself. So the label decides who can purchase or license the songs. Publishing means that when that music IS purchased or licensed, the writer/composer gets royalties.
Lets name rappers/artists who we know own their Masters
Jay-Z
Nas (from King’s Disease onward)
J.Cole
Childish Gambino
Rihanna
Frank Ocean
21 Savage
Also RIP to Michael Jackson and Prince. Both fought for and owned their Masters in the end
Lets name rappers/artists who we know own their Masters
Jay-Z
Nas (from King’s Disease onward)
J.Cole
Childish Gambino
Rihanna
Frank Ocean
21 Savage
Also RIP to Michael Jackson and Prince. Both fought for and owned their Masters in the end