The single most common cause of friction between collaborators is a royalty split decided after the fact. The fix is simple: write it down before the music is released, and route royalties accordingly through your distributor.
What needs to be split
- Master royalties — pay to recording-side rights holders
- Publishing royalties — pay to songwriters and publishers
- Producer royalties — typically a percentage of the master
- Performance/neighboring rights — collected by societies separately
The minimum viable split sheet
A workable split sheet lists every collaborator, their role, their percentage on the master and the publishing, and a signature. It does not need to be lawyer-drafted to be enforceable — but it does need to exist.
Routing splits through Be Musix
When you set up a release, add each collaborator with their share percentage. We split the royalties before they ever land in a wallet — no spreadsheets, no awkward payouts later.
A split sheet signed at the studio is worth a hundred apologies after the song blows up.