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Long-form answers for searches like music publishing 101, songwriter royalties, and song registration checklists.
A plain-language guide to performance royalties, mechanicals, sync, and why publishing administration matters for independent writers.
Read the full publishing guideLearn how digital platforms, collection societies, and territory rules affect what writers earn, and how to read royalty reports with confidence.
Read the full publishing guideA practical checklist for song title, writers, splits, ISRC context, and release details before you expect royalties to flow correctly.
Read the full publishing guideDistribution gets your masters to Spotify. Publishing protects and monetizes the composition. Here is why you usually need both.
Read the full publishing guide(Learn publishing)
This hub is an index, not a second copy of each article. Open the guide that matches the job you are doing today.
Publishing 101 is the vocabulary: composition versus master, and the three income types. The royalties guide is how reports actually arrive from DSPs and societies. The registration checklist is the field list before you submit a work. Publishing versus distribution is the “do I already have this with my distributor?” question.
When you are ready, register songs and track royalties in the Dark Lab dashboard.
