Many artists focus on the sound of a song but overlook the structure behind it. Before releasing music this year, here are five important legal steps to protect your work, your revenue, and your collaborations.
Private copying levies are statutory fees designed to compensate creators when copyrighted works are privately copied. This article explains how the system works in Nigeria and why it matters.
One clause that songwriters, singers, and producers often overlook in publishing agreements is the retention period. Many creatives pay attention to the advance, the royalty split, and the duration of the deal, but they do not carefully examine how long the publisher will continue to control their songs after the agreement ends. That oversight can have long-term consequences.