For songwriters who co-wrote a song and need to document each person's ownership share — covers names, percentage splits, PRO affiliations, and publisher info. Every co-write needs one.
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See the Industry PlanThis contract is built for songs written by more than one person. It fits co-writers, producers with writing credits, and artists who want to record each writer's ownership percentage, along with publisher and PRO details, at the time the song is written so registration and royalties stay clear later.
It helps to have these details on hand before you create your contract:
Song information
Records the song title, date written, and whether any samples are used.
Songwriter ownership splits
Lists each writer, publisher, PRO details, and ownership percentage.
Terms and agreement
Covers ownership, registration, administration, derivative works, sync approvals, and samples.
Disputes and general provisions
Covers standard terms such as notices, how disputes are handled, and signatures.
These are common issues to watch for in any songwriter split sheet: