What is the difference between music publishing and music administration?
In an administration agreement, the musician keeps the music copyrights for himself; and the administrator primarily collects the royalty income and distributes it. The administrator usually does not market the song(s); but assures that all due royalties are collected. The administrator usually does not get involved in managing the career of the musician and usually does not pay an advance to the musician. The administration agreement is usually shorter than a publishing agreement, say one year, and then either party can cancel it upon reasonable notice. Sometimes this administration agreement is called a licensing agreement.
