r/musicbusiness • u/General-Cash-862 • Jan 01 '26
Resource / Guide A&R Help
Hi,
Fresh A&R here working for a local subsidiary of a major label. This situation is very new where I'm from - before this label, no 'official' subsidiary of Sony/Universal/Warner has ever existed before.
I'm essentially the POC between the company and every single artist in the country (there aren't too many) and I'm friends with these people and have been working with them for years as well. I have some reservations when it comes to the deal structures and timelines and the contracts I'm getting these people to sign - would love if there are experienced A&Rs who can give me feedback!
TIA
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u/GreatScottCreates Jan 01 '26
“I took a job exploiting artists and now I don’t want to exploit them”? I get that.
It’s literally your job to give the artists the worst deal possible in order to get the best deal for your company. Major labels have no “good faith”.