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Most split disputes start in the session, not in the royalty statement. This guide covers the co-writing day itself: what to settle before you start, how to keep a running record while you write, and how to agree and sign song splits before anyone goes home. Laws checked against official texts on 25 Oct 2026.
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Every artist can send Spotify a thank-you video of 30 seconds or less for Wrapped until 6 November. Artists in the video upload beta can also add performance videos, which Spotify says earn royalties, count toward charts and stay on the profile. Here is what to submit, the fine print, and a checklist.
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A split sheet says who owns what. It pays nobody. Money only reaches each collaborator when every royalty stream, master and song, has its own split set up at the place that actually pays it. Here is how to map the streams, where each split gets entered, and how to catch the gaps before they eat a year of royalties.
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Gigs, session fees, streaming payouts and brand work are all taxable income in India, and past a certain turnover your music services also fall under GST. This guide explains the GST registration threshold for services, how presumptive taxation can simplify income tax for some music professionals, which return form usually applies, and the records that make all of it easy. It is a starting point to take to a chartered accountant, not tax advice.
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India splits music licensing between the song and the recording. IPRS speaks for composers, lyricists and publishers; PPL India licenses sound recordings assigned to it by labels. A 2025 Delhi High Court ruling questioned how PPL may license without being a registered copyright society. This guide explains the two sides and what an independent artist should do, using the Copyright Act text and court records read on 25 Oct 2026.
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