Sometimes also referred to as master royalties, record royalties are payments from record companies to artists based on the legal agreements between them. They typically involve a record company paying the artist a portion of the revenue it receives from the reproduction, distribution, or licensing of sound recordings and music videos that incorporate the artist’s performance. In the case of a self-released artist, the record royalty revenue typically flows directly from the record distributor to the artist. The MLC is not involved in record royalties.
