record deal
Musician's signed agreement
A record deal is a contract between a musician or band and a record label, typically granting the label rights to produce and distribute the artist's music in exchange for funding, promotion, and royalty payments.
Getting signed to a record deal has long been the goal of aspiring musicians: They played clubs for years before landing a record deal.
The terms vary widely—some deals are notoriously exploitative, others genuinely launch careers.
Inscribing one's name
- labelIdentifying attachment or marker
- advanceMove or progress forward
- termsConditions of an agreement
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
obligations · exclusivity · option · renegotiation · breach · clause · buyout · bidding war
Label's talent division
indie · distribution · promotion · manager · producer · studio · artist · band
Ongoing payments to creators
- advanceMove or progress forward
- earningsMoney gained from work
- recoupmentRecovery of losses
- pointsUnits of tally
percentage · streaming revenue · sales · mechanical · sync · licensing · publishing · budget
signing
Inscribing one's name
negotiation · obligations · exclusivity · option · renegotiation · breach · clause · buyout · bidding war · offer
A&R
Label's talent division
major · indie · distribution · promotion · manager · producer · studio · artist · band · single
royalties
Ongoing payments to creators
- advanceMove or progress forward
- earningsMoney gained from work
- recoupmentRecovery of losses
points · percentage · streaming revenue · sales · mechanical · sync · licensing · publishing · budget · investment
- music industryalbum, albums, singles, labels, major label
- creative opportunitiesart contest, film festival, talent show, audition, gallery show
- music businessroyalty, album, single, hit, producer
- talent competitionstalent show, talent shows, auditions, judges panel, golden buzzer
- contractsbinding contracts, contract length, lease, clause, contract terms
- A&Rtalent scout, signing, roster, repertoire, talent acquisition
record dealunsigned
Bearing no signature
bedroom producer · garage band · self-publishing · hobbyist · busker
record, deal, records, recorded, recording, recorder, recordings, recorders, recordable