Copyright owners and/or administrators in songs. Responsible for licensing these copyrights to other companies or entitles, that require music, ensure that companies pay for the usage. Roles to administer, exploit, and collect royalties for the copyrights it represents songwriters and producers assign their copyrights, or songs, to publishing complany through a publishing contract. A&R, Administration, Legal/Business, Marketing, Synchronization
Different deals:
Co-Publishing Deal, Administration Deal, Single Song Deal, MDRC (Minimum Delivery and Release Commitment), Travel/Marketing Fund, Bonuses
Royalties:
Mechanical Royalties, Performance Royalties, Synchronization, Print Royalties.
PRO ( Performing Rights Organization ) BMI, SESAC, ASCAP
A music publishers job is to take a song and create the most value of that song.