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Few musicians in history have reshaped an entire industry the way A.R. Rahman has. Born A.S. Dileep Kumar on 6 January 1967 in Chennai, Rahman grew from a studi

Recoupment is the reason an artist can generate millions in revenue and receive nothing. It is the accounting mechanism by which a label recovers its investment

A record deal advance is the money a label pays you when you sign — and it is the most misunderstood number in the music business. It looks like a payday. It fe

Most songs today are written by more than one person. Producer, topline writer, lyricist, featured artist — each one has a claim to a share of the royalties. Ho

Neighboring rights are royalties paid to performers and recording owners when a recording is publicly performed or broadcast — on radio, satellite radio, cable,

If your music is played in the United States — on radio, TV, in venues, or on streaming services — a US Performance Rights Organisation (PRO) collects your perf

Phonographic Performance Limited India (PPL India) is the collective rights organisation that licenses the public performance of sound recordings in India. Wher

The Indian Performing Right Society (IPRS) is the copyright society that represents lyricists, composers, and music publishers in India. It is registered under

Music publishing is the business of owning, managing, and monetising compositions — the underlying songs, not the recordings. One song can have many recordings,

Sync licensing is the business of placing your music in visual media — films, TV shows, adverts, video games, trailers, and OTT series. For independent artists,