• SpruceBringsteen@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    You’re an up an coming music artist with a song starting to gain some traction.

    Super famous singer “offers” to be featured on your track

    Super famous singer then hits you with a bill for that feature you obviously can’t pay

    You can either take down your trending song, or sign a developmental deal with the label, where they basically own your past and future work.

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      Super famous singer “offers” to be featured on your track

      “Sure! I had my lawyer write up a contract; let me send it to your people and we can go from there.”

      If they’re cool, they’ll negotiate and sign a contract. “Just trust me, bro!” is never an acceptable answer. Protect yourself; have a contract before collaborating with anyone.