Music Glossary
Whether you're a songwriter, artist, publisher or music professional - the business of music and rights is confusing! So we created a glossary to help.
Administrator
Advance
A&R
Arrangement
Author
Arranger
CAE Number
Catalog
CMO (Collective Management Organization)
Composer
Composition (AKA Composition Rights)
Compulsory License
Co-Publishing Agreement
Copyright Registration
Copyright Royalty Board (CRB)
Co-Writer
Cue Sheet
CWR
Digital Music Distributor
Digital Service Provider (DSP)
Exclusive Songwriter Agreement
First Use
Interested Parties
Interactive Streaming Service
Interpolation
ISRC
IPI Number
ISWC
Key Man Clause
License
Licensee
Licensor
Letter of Direction (LOD)
Manager (aka Music Manager)
Master Recording
Mechanical License
Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC)
Metadata
Micro-Sync Royalties
Music Modernization Act (MMA)
Music Supervisor
Neighboring Rights
Non-Interactive Streaming Service
Notice of Intention (NOI)
Parody
Performance Royalties
Producer (aka Music Producer)
Production Music
Public Performance
Publisher Share
Public Domain Song
Record Label
Recoupable Advance
Rights Holder
Sampling
Splits
Shareholder
Sound Recording
Sub-Publisher
Synchronization License (aka “Sync License”)
Work for Hire
Writer’s Share
YouTube Content ID