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Christian/Writer/IP&Entertainment Lawyer/CR7🐐/ Bron🐐/Lakers/Real Madrid/Rap. LinkedIn: https://t.co/qE77qBvvXJ Medium: https://t.co/WHmEbF5MMX
Aug 13, 2025 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
In 1985, Michael Jackson made one of the greatest power moves in music/entertainment history and it had nothing to do with his musical ability, which is his actual superpower. #Thread. An image featuring multiple shots of Michael Jackson across decades of his life. Image by -Rita-👩‍🍳 und 📷 mit ❤ from Pixabay That year, ATV Music was up for sale and lots of buyers and investors were up for it. Its publishing catalogue included songs from the legendary group, The Beatles as well as compositions from the RollingStones, Little Richard, Bruce Springsteen and about 4,000 other songs.
Aug 6, 2025 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
AG's Coco Money is one of the best-performing records online. A proper hit.
Now, if you check the writing credits for the song, you'd find names including Robyn Fenty (Rihanna) and Kanye West. These are international stars who didn't contribute directly so why are they credited? Image The simple answer is that they got credited because they own a piece of the song. How's this even possible?

If you listen to that entire record, you'd find that the chorus repeatedly includes "Bitch better have my money", a popular line from one of Rihanna's biggest songs.
Aug 1, 2025 • 24 tweets • 4 min read
📍📍Now let's talk about music publishing deals. 🎵🤝

Publishing contracts deal with the "songwriting" side of the music business rather than the recording side. (Refer to the original thread below if you need clarity).

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#Thread 1/23 x.com/TheGsmart/stat… As an artist, while you may not own the masters under your record deal, the one thing you do own is your songwriting catalogue alongside every other person who contributed to the songs.
Jul 28, 2025 • 18 tweets • 3 min read
Totally forgot about this. 🤦

THREAD 🧵 📍📍

A record deal refers to a contract between a recording artist and a record label that sets out terms including duration, advance/recording funds, revenue splits, ownership, exclusivity etc.

1/17 Under a traditional record deal, the artist receives an advance which is primarily meant to enhance/fund the creation of records/albums. The money would also help get the artist out of the "trenches" and into a more comfortable space that allows them to focus on making hits.