Music publishers, use this template to prepare an Exclusive Songwriting Contract to acquire title to the musical output of two or more songwriters who work together as a songwriting team. Key points of the contract include:

• The songwriters each transfer to the publisher all their right, title and interest in and to all of the musical compositions written under the contract, in return for weekly advances and royalties on sales.


• The publisher has the right to refuse any song, and any rejected song remains the property of the songwriters.


• The publisher has the right to use photos or images of the songwriters to publicize the songs.

This exclusive songwriting contract is in MS Word format, and can be used in either the United States or Canada. Buy the form once, it's yours to use as often as required.