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Record Label Deals

The contracts and agreements between record labels and artists, including advances and recoupable costs.

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Feb 1, 2026
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What portion of streaming royalties paid to labels actually reaches independent artists after label recoupment and distributor fees?

who self-distribute typically keep the lion’s share of the recording royalties after distributor fees—often roughly 75–90% of the label's gross recording payout—whereas artists signed to major-label d...

Feb 2, 2026

What are typical revenue splits between distributors and theaters for documentary releases?

are not standardized: specialist titles — including many documentaries — frequently return a much larger share to exhibitors than mainstream studio releases, with s often receiving roughly 28–35% of o...