Fundamental Artist Ownership Guarantee
TuneCurrent maintains an inviolable commitment: under no circumstances does TuneCurrent acquire, encumber, or stake a claim in your sound recordings (Masters), musical compositions (Publishing), mechanical royalties, or sync income.
Acceptance of Terms & Agency Scope
By accessing, commissioning, or finalizing a campaign order through TuneCurrent (“Agency”, “We”, “Us”), you (“Client”, “Artist”, “Record Label”, or “Manager”) unequivocally enter into a legally enforceable artist development and public relations brokerage agreement.
The Agency agrees to provide non-exclusive digital stream promotion, tastemaker outreach, verified playlist curator pitching, press release syndication, and DSP algorithmic advisory as defined during intake. TuneCurrent does not act as a collective bargaining representative, booking agent, or publisher.
Engagement initializes a consulting and promotional liaison partnership. You retain full executive authority over your musical project and artist brand identity.
Non-Exclusive Representation & Intellectual Property
2.1 Non-Exclusive Scope:This Agreement is strictly non-exclusive. The Client retains the unrestricted right to engage other marketing consultants, agencies, distributor services, or in-house PR representatives at any time.
2.2 Retention of All Master & Publishing Rights:The Client retains 100% of all right, title, and interest in and to their sound recordings, musical compositions, artwork, brand trademarks, and audiovisual materials. TuneCurrent asserts zero equity, zero back-end royalty claims, and zero participation in distributor payouts (including but not limited to DistroKid, TuneCore, CDBaby, or direct label accounts).
2.3 Limited Promotional License:Client grants TuneCurrent a temporary, revocable, royalty-free, worldwide license solely to stream, display, excerpt (up to 60 seconds), and transmit track links to bona fide music journalists, independent curatorial partners, and digital audio editors for pitching evaluation.
TuneCurrent never claims ownership or collection royalties. You retain complete sovereignty over your master rights, mechanical royalties, and synch licensing revenues.
Prohibited Conduct & Anti-Fraud Warranty
3.1 Strict Artificial Stream Prohibition:TuneCurrent enforces a zero-tolerance policy regarding illegitimate or bot-driven stream inflation. We do NOT run bot networks, server farms, headless browser loops, automated click scripts, or illicit paid placement rings.
3.2 Client Representation & Warranty:Client expressly warrants that they have not contracted concurrent bot farm operators or illegal stream-guarantee packages during the duration of this campaign. Running low-tier bot services alongside TuneCurrent's organic campaigns poisons algorithmic analytics and violates platform Terms of Service.
3.3 Penalty for Artificial Manipulation:If TuneCurrent discovers evidence of automated click farms injected by the Client or their affiliates, TuneCurrent reserves the right to terminate the campaign immediately without refund, preserving our agency whitelist standing.
We only deploy genuine human listener pitching. Client confirms their audio files are not subjected to artificial streaming loops that could trigger platform strikes.
Pitching Discretion & Editorial Independence
4.1 Editorial Freedom:Independent playlist curators, station directors, music bloggers, and DSP editors maintain total editorial autonomy over their programming. Pitching constitutes submission for critical evaluation, not guaranteed airtime.
4.2 Anti-Payola Compliance:In accordance with United States Communications Act regulations and global anti-bribery standards, TuneCurrent does NOT pay or accept bribes for guaranteed editorial playlist placement. Remuneration covers campaign setup, artist bio engineering, outreach administrative labor, and targeting intelligence.
4.3 Metric Realities:While we guarantee dedicated manual pitches to targeted, relevant tastemakers within our verified network, natural variance in listener engagement, saves, and skips is determined by audience response.
Tastemakers make final decisions based on musical merit. We secure premier consideration and executive access without deceptive or payola practices.
Fees, Invoicing & Escrow Governance
5.1 Campaign Retainers:All campaign engagements are billed transparently as upfront service fees. Work begins upon receipt of verified payment.
5.2 Allocation:Retainers cover bespoke market segmentation, press release composition, EPK asset optimization, and individual liaison hours. Detailed pitching delivery receipts are furnished via the client dashboard.
5.3 Refund Circumstances:If a scheduled promotional flight cannot be initiated due to agency scheduling constraints or catalog conflicts, a full or pro-rata credit is returned to the original payment source within 10 business days as detailed in our Refund Policy.
Zero hidden recurring agency retainers. You only pay for defined, approved campaign scope milestones with comprehensive reporting.
Limitation of Liability & DSP Indemnification
6.1 Independent DSP Platforms:Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, Amazon Music, and YouTube are independent third-party entities. TuneCurrent is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or managed by these corporations.
6.2 Indemnification:Client agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless TuneCurrent, its officers, and directors from any damages, liabilities, or expenses (including legal fees) arising from copyright infringement disputes, uncleared samples, unauthorized cover songs, or trademark breaches uploaded by the Client.
6.3 Liability Ceiling:To the maximum extent permitted by governing law, TuneCurrent’s cumulative liability across all causes of action shall never exceed the total compensation paid by Client to TuneCurrent for the specific campaign under dispute.
Client certifies full ownership and clearing of all samples, stems, and artwork prior to agency distribution and media outreach.
Termination of Campaign & Transition
7.1 Normal Expiration:Campaigns conclude naturally once the scheduled promotional cycle (typically 30, 60, or 90 days) has elapsed and final performance analytics are rendered.
7.2 Early Termination for Convenience:The Client may request early termination of an active campaign upon written notice. Services performed up to that date will be reconciled against the project scope.
7.3 Post-Campaign Archiving:Following campaign conclusion, curator outreach logs and analytical performance summaries remain accessible to the Client for twelve (12) months.
You own your audience relationships. You retain complete access to engagement data and PR clips even after campaign closure.
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Major labels, distributor networks, and catalog managers requiring tailored NDA documentation or enterprise service level agreements may contact our general counsel.