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A recording contract (commonly called a record contract or record deal) is a legal agreement between a record label and a recording act (artist or group), where the act makes an audio recording (or series of recordings) for the label to sell and promote.
Clockwise from top left: Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston and Madonna.Four of the artists who have had the largest recording contracts up to one point. [a]The following is a list of the largest music deals in history signed by artists, including recording contracts and multi-rights agreements with over $50 million, as well catalog acquisitions with a reported sum of over $150 ...
Developed within the last 20 years (in the 21st century), the business arrangement is an alternative to the traditional recording contract, where the artist usually has control of personal revenue streams (outside the core business relationship around the sharing of revenues in music production). In a 360 deal, a company typically agrees to ...
Recorded music growth was also impacted by the termination of the distribution agreement with BMG, resulting in $32 million less recorded music revenue compared to the prior-year quarter, of which ...
Taylor Swift is a singer-songwriter from West Reading, Pennsylvania, United States.In 2003, at age 13, she visited major record labels in Nashville, Tennessee, [8] for record deals but was rejected. [9]
Rod Stewart has agreed to sell the rights to his song catalogue to Iconic Artists Group in a deal worth almost $100m (£79m).. Stewart, 79, has enjoyed a lengthy solo career since his time in rock ...
For this week’s edition of Variety‘s “Strictly Business” podcast. we’re bringing you a panel discussion from the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills on May 4. Titled ...
The world's largest recorded music markets are listed annually by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). The ranking is based on retail value (rather than units) each market generates respectively per year; retail value generated by each market varies from year to year.