Get Artist Split Sheet Template

There are two shares of royalties for each writer when a song is created. Each writer has a “writer's share” and a “publisher's” share. So, if there are two writers on a song, there are four shares assigned to that song. Two writer shares and two publisher shares.

Since most producers get 3-7 points and most artist's deals are 12-20 percentage points of sales/streams, you divide the producer point by artist point. So, if you're working with a “4 point producer,” you can divide 4 by 16 (typical artist points) and you get 25%. Or 4 divided by 20 would get you 20%.

All music publishing income is split 50/50 between the songwriter and the publisher. This is typically referred to as the “writer share” and “publisher share” of income. No matter how many writers and publishers, the publishing royalties are split in this way.

Digital performance royalties 45% to featured artists. 5% to non-featured artists. 50% to the rights owner of the master recording.

There are two shares of royalties for each writer when a song is created. Each writer has a “writer's share” and a “publisher's” share. So, if there are two writers on a song, there are four shares assigned to that song. Two writer shares and two publisher shares.

Performance royalties are typically split into two equal halves: a “writer share” (50%) and a “publisher share” (50%). Performing Rights Organizations (PROs) and Collective Management Organizations (CMOs) collect and account for each of these revenue sources separately.

A basic split sheet should include: The date. The song title. Legal names of all contributing writers involved. Role in the song creation (producer, songwriter, etc.) Ownership percentage for each contributor. Specific contributions (lyrics, hook, melody, beats, etc.) Record label (if available)