artist royalties
Musician income stream
Artist royalties are payments made to creators when their work is sold, licensed, performed, or reproduced.
Musicians earn royalties when songs are streamed or played on radio; visual artists may receive royalties when their work is resold.
The term covers mechanical royalties (from physical copies), performance royalties (from public plays), and streaming royalties: She lives off artist royalties from her back catalog.
- copyrightExclusive reproduction rights
- residualsOngoing compensation for rebroadcasts
- performance rightsAuthorization to publicly present works
- music industryCommerce around songs
- publishing rightsPermission to reproduce content
publishing deal · contract · royalties · music royalties · master recording · splits · back catalog · derivative works · licensing agreements · publishing industry · intellectual property law · recoupment · advance payments · film industry · licensing rights · sale · BMI · ASCAP
artist royaltiesbuyout
Purchase of controlling interest
one-time payment · lump sum payment · upfront payment · advance · flat fee