Wendy DayCEO/Coach, PowerPlays Coaching, LLC · Helping rappers make money with their music. Building millionaires in the urban music industry since 1992.

Master vs. Composition! 💥 Own your songs, collect the💰!!! ✨

17 Dec 2024 · 1 min

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In this instructional excerpt, the speaker explains that every song has two distinct sides: the master side and the composition (publishing) side. The master side typically generates higher payouts than the composition side, which is a factual statement. However, the speaker emphasizes that the composition side is critically important because it houses the publishing rights. By registering a song’s composition and filing a claim, an artist or songwriter establishes legal ownership, which, when done correctly, secures lifelong royalty rights and control over the work.

So the way I break things down to people is there's two sides to every song, okay? Master side, composition side. Master side pays more than the composition side. This is a fact. But the composition side, where the publishing is housed— and I'll go into a little bit further— is so important because, A, you're putting in a claim when you register these records that you are the owner. And once you claim that ownership, it is set up for life if you do it right.