- BeatStars Publishing Members
Overview
In this article, you will learn what tracks are permitted to be registered on our Publishing service.
What tracks can I register to BeatStars Publishing?
You can register your instrumentals, beats with hooks, and full songs to BeatStars Publishing. These tracks must be distributed to Spotify before they can be registered.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Please do not register tracks with writers listed as "Unknown". Instead, please enter your collaborators' full legal names or stage names when registering tracks.
What tracks cannot be registered to BeatStars Publishing?
Samples
Unless you have an agreement from both the owner of the master and the writer of the original track, explicitly stating that the sample has been cleared for use, please do not register the song.
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- Why? Because you do not have the proper permission to use it or collect money from it. Producers should never be in charge of clearing samples at all - it should be done by people who own the master recording (label or the artist).
- What is a sample? Sampling is taking a snippet of the recording (such as the notes, vocals, or drums) of someone else's song and using it in your song.
IMPORTANT NOTE: If there is a sample that needs to be cleared and the releasing party (aka the artist or their label) has yet to clear it, hold off on registering since you will not know your true publishing splits until the sample is cleared.
Interpolations (Remixes)
While you can upload your remixes to Spotify and other DSPs, you cannot collect publishing royalties from them unless you have express permission from all parties involved and a signed producer agreement.
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Why? You did not create any of the original words written or instruments to the song. Instead, you created a new work based on someone else's original creation.
- What is an interpolation? If you take a small part of a song, such as a melody or a catchy line of lyrics, and use it in your song, it's an interpolation. It's like borrowing a piece of an existing song and adding it to your own.
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Why? You did not create any of the original words written or instruments to the song. Instead, you created a new work based on someone else's original creation.
Covers
Similar to remixes, you can upload your covers to Spotify and other DSPs but you cannot collect publishing royalties from them.
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- Why? You did not create any of the original words written or instruments to the song. Instead, you created a derivative work based on someone else's original creation.
- What is a cover? A cover is your own version of a song that has already been written, recorded, and released by another artist.
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