Publishing Administration
Global society registration, active royalty pursuit and sync licensing — so every performance, stream and placement pays what it should.
- PRS, ASCAP, SESAC, SOCAN, APRA
- Multi-territory collection
- Active claims pursuit
Music Label Services · Mayfair, London
Music Label Services for Independent Artists, Labels & Rights Holders.
Code Group Music provides institutional-grade music label services — publishing administration, digital distribution and metadata management — to independent artists, labels, publishers and rights holders who want major-league infrastructure without signing away their creative freedom or ownership.
Definition
What are music label services?
Music label services are the administrative, distribution, publishing and rights-management functions that traditionally live inside a record label — offered as a service to artists who want to retain ownership of their work. Instead of signing a record or publishing deal, you commission a specialist team to handle the infrastructure: getting your music onto streaming platforms, registering your works with collection societies, issuing standard identifiers, collecting royalties and ensuring your catalog is accurately recorded across the global supply chain.
A proper music label services provider gives you the benefit of a label's operational machinery — without acquiring any share of your copyright, publishing or master recordings. You keep control. We do the work that turns your catalog into a properly managed, revenue-generating asset.
Our Music Label Services
Three integrated pillars. One team.
Digital Distribution
Release to Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music and 150+ DSPs worldwide with transparent monthly reporting. You retain 100% ownership — always.
- 150+ DSPs
- 7-day standard delivery
- Editorial playlist pitching
Metadata Administration
Correct ISRC and ISWC codes, complete catalog data and DDEX-compliant records across every platform and society database. The foundation that makes everything else work.
- ISRC & ISWC issuance
- Catalog remediation
- DDEX compliance
Why Code Group Music
Label services, built for independents.
We are a small, specialist team working out of Mayfair, London. We take a limited number of clients and give each one our full attention — the opposite of the dashboard-only, unreachable distributor model. Every one of our music label services engagements is designed to leave you with more ownership, better data and more of the royalties you are actually owed.
2,400+
Catalog Titles Managed
60+
Countries Distributed
150+
DSPs & Stores Reached
98%
Client Retention
FAQ
Music label services — common questions
What are music label services?+
Music label services are the administrative, distribution, publishing and rights-management functions that traditionally live inside a record label — delivered as a service to independent artists, labels, publishers and rights holders who want to retain ownership of their music. A modern music label services company handles digital distribution, publishing administration, metadata management, royalty collection and catalog oversight on behalf of the artist, without acquiring a share of the copyright or master recording.
How are music label services different from a record deal?+
Under a traditional record deal a label typically acquires a share (often a majority) of your master recordings and publishing rights in exchange for funding and services. With music label services, you keep 100% of your rights. You pay for — or commission a percentage of collected royalties against — specific services such as distribution, publishing administration and metadata work. The relationship is a service engagement, not a transfer of ownership.
Who should use music label services?+
Music label services are designed for independent artists, self-releasing bands, small and mid-sized labels, publishers, estates and rights holders who want institutional-grade administrative infrastructure without signing a record or publishing deal. If you are releasing music and want it properly distributed, correctly registered and actively collected on — while keeping ownership — label services are the right model.
What does Code Group Music include in its music label services?+
Our music label services cover three integrated pillars: publishing administration (global society registration and active royalty pursuit across PRS, ASCAP, SESAC, SOCAN, APRA and more), digital distribution (delivery to 150+ DSPs with monthly transparent reporting and editorial pitching) and metadata administration (ISRC, ISWC, IPI and DDEX-compliant catalog data). A free Catalog Assessment is the typical starting point — we review your situation and recommend only the services you actually need.
Do you offer music label services in the UK?+
Yes. Code Group Music is based in Mayfair, London, and we work extensively with UK-based artists and labels — including PRS for Music, MCPS and PPL registration. Our music label services extend worldwide from our London base, covering collection societies and DSPs across 60+ countries.
How do I get started with Code Group Music's label services?+
The best starting point is our free Catalog Assessment. It takes under five minutes and a member of our team will review your situation personally, then respond with honest, specific recommendations on which label services (if any) would actually move the needle for you. No obligations and no sales pressure.
Not sure which music label services you need?
Our free Catalog Assessment takes under five minutes. We review your situation and respond with honest, specific recommendations — no obligations, no sales pressure.
Get a Free Catalog Assessment