USA Standard Uniform Popular Songwriters Contract

Obtain the rights to a musical composition from the composer with this Acquisition Agreement for Limited Rights in Music template.

• The composer was contracted on a work-for-hire basis to write the composition.
• The composer assigns all of his/her rights and title to the musical composition to the client.
• The client has the sole right to copyright the work.
• The client grants performance rights for the composition back to the composer.
• The Acquisition Agreement for Limited Rights is a MS Word template. You can customize it, edit it, use it as often as your business requires.

Obtain publishing rights for an original piece of music with this easy-to-use Music Publishing Agreement template for the USA and Canada.

• Transfer of Rights. A composer sells and transfers all of its right and title to an original musical composition (including copyright) to the music publisher, in return for a percentage royalty on the sales of printed sheet music and recordings, licensing fees and performance royalties.
• Changes and Derivations. The publisher has the right to edit, retitle, change and make derivative works of the composition.
• Indemnification. The composer indemnifies the publisher against any copyright infringement claims.
• The template includes a Short Form Copyright Assignment form.
• This Music Publishing Agreement template can be used in either the United States or Canada.

Recording companies can engage songwriters on a work-for-hire basis to supply musical compositions under the terms of this non-exclusive Songwriter Contract.

• The songwriter agrees to write songs on a work-for-hire basis for the record company.
• The recording company in turn agrees to record the songs in sessions with any of its various artists.
• The agreement covers only those songs written on a for-hire basis for the recording company, and excludes any other material written by the songwriter.
• The songwriter has the right to assign any songs to a performance rights society (ASCAP or BMI) and to receive all monies paid by the society.
• This digital template can be used in both the United States and Canada.
• Available in MS Word format.

Hire a vocalist to perform on a number of recordings with this exclusive Vocalist Recording Contract.

• The vocalist will record a specified minimum number of tracks, but the record company has the option to increase the minimum number.
• The vocalist grants the company all rights to the recordings and the right to use his/her name and image in promoting the recordings.
• The vocalist agrees to re-record any tracks that the record company considers necessary.
• The singer will be paid a fixed fee per recording for each recording that is acceptable to the record company.
• This template is available as a MS Word document which is fully customizable to meet your exact needs.

This Vocalist Recording Contract is written in favor of the artist, as an inducement to get an A-list singer to record tracks for you.

• This is not an exclusive contract. The vocalist is free to record elsewhere as well.
• The vocalist agrees not to perform any of the songs being recorded under this contract for any other party.
• The vocalist is at liberty to choose the material being recorded.
• The vocalist will be paid a royalty on 90% of all net record sales (after deducting the costs of recording, production, distribution and promotion).

Top selling singers are worth making a few concessions for. That's the whole point of the Vocalist Recording Contract (Artist).