What is Music Publishing?

Music publishing is a complex part of the music industry and can be confusing for songwriters. VS Media is here to make music publishing simple.

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Music Publishing rights explained

VS Media looks after the composition of a song in three areas:

  • Song Administration
  • Royalty Collection
  • Creative Licensing

When you record and release a song, there are two types of copyright within it. These are the composition and the sound recording.

Your publisher would deal with the copyright within your composition. The sound recording would typically be handled by the record label or whoever has paid for the recording of the song.

If you are writing or composing melodies and/or lyrics, it’s important that you understand the nuances of music publishing; more importantly, how you can earn money from the songs that you write as music publishing emerges as one of the most important revenue streams for independent artists.

Music Publishing Administration

Your song is generating revenue whenever it's:

  • Played on the Radio
  • Preformed Live
  • Reproduced on CD
  • Streamed on a Digital Service (Spotify, Apple Music, etc)
  • Placed within a Film, TV Show, Advert or Video Game

Not sure how to collect these?

VS Media liaises with collection societies across the wold to ensure that your songs are registered and your royalties are collected.

This leaves you to concentrate on what you do best, writing great music!

Get exposure for your songs

Having music publishing representation by VS Media also means you have a ally pitching your songs to sync opportunities worldwide. We have relationships with music supervisors across film, television, advertisements, trailers and games who trust us as a sourse of great music to suit their individual needs.