Vol. 01 — A publication from Royalty Masters

Industry truth, on your side.

Plain-English breakdowns of the contracts, royalties, and conversations most producers are never invited to — written by the people chasing the checks down.

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Issue 04 · 7 min read · 2026-10-14

How to Read a Royalty Statement the Way an Administrator Reads It

How to read a master royalty statement line by line, the four red flags that mean money is missing, and what to do when a song is not on the page at all.

  • Royalty Statements
  • Audits
  • Master Royalties

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  • Issue 03

    Producer Points Explained: What a Point Is and What It Actually Pays

    What a producer point is, what money it pays on, why producers with points never see a check, and the four contract terms that quietly shrink them.

    5 min read
  • Issue 02

    What a Master Royalty Administrator Actually Does

    How a master royalty administrator finds and collects the recording-side royalties producers are already owed, what it recovers, and what it cannot do.

    4 min read
  • Issue 01

    4 Master Royalty Myths Every Music Producer Should Stop Believing

    The things you were told about publishing, masters, and sampling — and the truth we've seen on the other side of every deal.

    6 min read