Labels finance recordings in exchange for the master rights and a share of all master-side income.
Three majors: Sony Music, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group.
Indie aggregators (Merlin) negotiate DSP terms collectively.
Distributors (DistroKid, TuneCore, CD Baby) let artists keep their masters.
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