What is a music publisher and what services does a publisher provide?
by Kevin Zimmerman Ideally, a music publisher will help place your song with a recording artist, license third parties for the use of your song, and ultimately collect and distribute money to you. In exchange for these services (called “administration rights”), the publisher normally receives 50% of all such income, with the other 50% going to the songwriter. Technically you are your song’s publisher once you’ve written a song.
