{"id":4611,"date":"2021-09-15T17:30:31","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T22:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/askcarterlaw.com\/?p=4611"},"modified":"2021-09-15T17:31:23","modified_gmt":"2021-09-15T22:31:23","slug":"finally-aaliyahs-music-is-released-after-25-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/askcarterlaw.com\/home\/finally-aaliyahs-music-is-released-after-25-years\/","title":{"rendered":"FINALLY: Aaliyah’s Music is Released After 25 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"

At long last, we can feasibly listen to the defining R&B artist of the 1990’s.<\/p>\n

After 25 years, the five-time Grammy-nominated superstar Aaliyah’s catalog is now being re-released for the first time across streaming platforms via a partnership with Blackground Records 2.0 and EMPIRE. Her Uncle and former manager, Barry Hankerson, who is also overseeing Blackground Records 2.0.\u00a0 allegedly blocked the releasing of the discography. Including in the release is her debut studio album, “One In A Million”, and most recently her third and final album “Aaliyah”. The singer died on August 25, 2001 at the age of 22 in a plane crash that also took the lives of eight others as they traveled back from filming her music video in the Caribbean. Fans have long complained about the lack of availability of her music as her legacy as the “Princess of R&B” and “Queen of Urban Pop”\u00a0 have endured for longer than her tragically short life.<\/p>\n

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Issue’s like Aaliyah’s can occur often in the music industry. As a musician, you are a creator whose works\u00a0automatically become copyrighted\u00a0once they are documented through recording or writing. Copyright is a form of\u00a0intellectual property that is owned by its creator, i.e. the musician.\u00a0Copyright ownership rights give control over who can reproduce, distribute, perform publicly, display and create\u00a0derivatives of a work. These ownership rights can be fully transferred and assigned to others. These individuals can be granted licenses to use your music, typically in exchange for a payment called\u00a0royalties. When releasing a record, labels want to have control or ownership of the \u2018sound recording\u2019 of a track.\u00a0 This is normally\u00a0in the hands of the performing artist and producer. \u00a0They assign these rights to the label in exchange for royalty payments, which are called the artist royalties, and in cases where a producer is also owed monies, there are\u00a0producer\u00a0royalties. In order to release a record, labels need to have control or ownership of the \u2018master recording\u2019 of a finished record which is in the hands of the performing artist and the record producer. They can assign\u00a0the \u2018sound recording copyright\u2018 over to the label, in exchange for royalties.\u00a0The label pays these royalties directly to\u00a0the performing artist and producer, however, the producer royalty is sometimes paid out of performer\u2019s royalty, as it can\u00a0be argued that this has been part of the \u2018recording costs\u2019 and should thus be covered by the artist and not the label. Record labels are notorious for taking advantage of artist’s royalty deals so it is important for them to have an attorney who is looking out for their best interest.<\/p>\n

Are you excited to hear Aaliyah’s music again or for the first time?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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