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Global Music Rights
Boutique invite-only US PRO for elite catalogs, founded by Irving Azoff. Included for completeness: this is where the top of the market collects, not a route for new artists.
- Best for
- Elite catalogs commanding premium negotiated rates. Established hit songwriters, prominent composers, major publishers and valuable catalogs with enough commercial leverage to secure an invitation and customized representation.
- Skip if
- Everyone without a major catalog — nearly everyone. You are an emerging or mid-level independent creator, need open enrollment, want published pricing or require mechanical, master-recording or neighboring-rights collection.
- First move
- Nothing — treat it as a reference point, not a goal. Build a substantial performance-royalty history first. If your catalog has major radio, television, live or streaming activity, have your publisher, manager or music attorney approach GMR and compare its proposal against your current PRO’s earnings.
- Watch out
- There is no public application path or guarantee of consideration. Fees, distribution formulas and contract terms are confidential, making comparison difficult without an actual offer. Moving from another PRO may require waiting for its termination window, and GMR only administers public-performance rights—not every royalty generated by a song.
- Reach
- Focused
- When
- Worth it once you are building a team.
- Based in
- United States