Do companies/artist get paid if other companies/artist start promoting their songs?

    The Boys2Planet group that performed Whiplash won the task and got to perform it at Studio Choom!


    I’m sure they got SM’s permission but does aespa get paid as it’s their song or :?:


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    Artist can perform any song they want to, but they can't record or sell copies without permission.


    In the case of Whiplash I don't think any of the members would get royalties from it. I assume with kpop royalties belongs to the company and producers.

    So this would fall under boys planet. Just like how tv shows or movies need to license songs to be able to play them, a variety show is no different. A song can only be played on any show if it’s been licensed.


    For things like YouTube and studio choom, I’m a bit uncertain how it works. Companies always let people use their songs under fair use on online platforms and reap the money from the ad revenue but not sure what profit sharing choom and studios have going. But yes they too probably pay the company.


    TLDR : yes everything is paid.

    Quote from StanGIDLE

    Artist can perform any song they want to, but they can't record or sell copies without permission.


    In the case of Whiplash I don't think any of the members would get royalties from it. I assume with kpop royalties belongs to the company and producers.

    You can only perform songs in your private videos. Maybe posted to your Instagram type of thing.


    If it’s a TV show or anything official you HAVE to pay for it. No two ways about it. It’s simple if you’re making money out it, which in this case both choom and boys planet make out of ad revenue, you have to pay the original artists as well.

    Btw not even the artists can perform their songs without paying the song writers.


    Basically even if you’re the original artist you have to pay the song writers for EVERY performance called a performance fee. (I forgot if this is for just tv show or also concerts)


    SM is notorious for stealing this “right” from their song writers by buying them out for a one time fee instead of paying every time.


    This was the main reason MARZ and SM broke up and he went on a huge rant about this lol.

  • AllKill VIP

    So it really depends on the situation.


    Most of Asia and Europe unlike the US does not mandate payment or anything to perform a cover on TV, unless you are also releasing it on an official commercial release to Spotify or something. Even then Asia's cover song laws usually just require you give notice to the artist that you want to release a cover of their song. Many artists will just ask to be credited as the original artist. That is how MBC, KBS and such get to upload the remixes and covers that people do on their shows, to Spotify and such. They just contact the artist go "hey we would like to release our version on platforms" and then that is that.


    However, say they wanted to air the show on a US broadcaster instead of the Korean channels, then they would have to get approval from not only the artist, but the producers, songwriters and anyone else involved in the release of the song, just to perform it. They would also be mandated to provide a performance fee to the artist, producer and songwriters.


    For this Youtube cover and the cover on the show, Aespa will not see any money from it because of how the copyright laws are there regarding covers. If they were to be in the US, they likely also would not see much as those who made the song possible would be paid first for publishing fees, performance fees etc. Now South Korea may have updated their cover song laws but usually unless it is a commercial release there is not really any paperwork.

    Quote from ISaidISaid

    SM is notorious for stealing this “right” from their song writers by buying them out for a one time fee instead of paying every time.


    This was the main reason MARZ and SM broke up and he went on a huge rant about this lol.

    you seem to know more about this my friend

    can you care to explain?

    since if they paid them out a one time fee in lieu of everytime - didn't that person get paid either way or is something missing

    Specifically with YouTube, I don’t think we know how the ad revenue is dished out for joint ventures. Even with Inkigayo, etc, I have always been curious about what the split is, and it seems like certain companies negotiate different terms (I think it was BLACKPINK who used to get to upload the performance videos first to their channel, a few hours before the broadcaster, for example).


    I imagine Studio Choom has to negotiate terms with the companies for their videos, and that includes a video like this, but the portion of the pie that goes to SM will be smaller because it is getting split so many ways and they are not the performers, just the copyright holders.

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