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# Collaborator agreements

A collaborator agreement is a contract between you and someone who worked on your release, such as a featured artist, a producer, or the artist whose song you sampled. You fill it in from a template on the release, both of you sign it in AMM Distro, and any royalty share in it becomes a royalty split automatically. AMM Distro handles signing and payouts but isn't a party to your agreement.

## Templates

1. Open **Releases** and click the release.
2. Open the **Agreements** tab.
3. Click **New agreement** and pick a template.

![The New collaborator agreement window with the six templates](https://ammdistro.com/helpdesk/distro-collaborator-agreement-templates.webp =1200xauto)

| Template | Use it for |
|---|---|
| **Featured artist** | A feature on your track: their royalty share, and their name in the artist credits. |
| **Producer** | Producer points on the master, with a production credit. |
| **Royalty split** | Any collaborator who should get a share of the artist royalties. |
| **Sample / remix license** | Clearing another artist's song you sampled, interpolated or remixed. Includes the master and composition split sheet. |
| **Beat or material license** | Licensing a beat, instrumental, vocal or other material for a fee, a royalty share, or both. |
| **Use my own contract** | Pasting your own contract. Placeholders in `[ALL-CAPS]` brackets become fields you fill in. |

## Fill in the agreement

The fields depend on the template. Most include:

* **Their details**: name, **Email** ("We send the signing link here."), role and artist name. Use their legal name if you know it; they confirm it when they sign.
* **Royalty share**: their percentage of your artist royalties, and **Applies to**: **All tracks** or the tracks you choose.
* **Release credit**: **Not listed**, **Featured artist**, **Primary artist**, or **They decide later**.
* **Optional clauses**: for example **No Content ID or takedown claims**, **No takedown after release**, **Hold back their share on a claim**, **Annual audit right** and **Keep the money terms confidential**. They're on by default; turn off any your collaborator won't agree to.
* **One-time fee** (optional). A fee is paid between you directly, not through AMM Distro.
* **Governing law** (optional).

You can click **Save draft** and finish it later from the **Agreements** tab.

## Sign and send

1. Click **Review, sign and send**. Read the agreement as your collaborator will see it.
2. Sign it. You sign first; then we email them a link to sign.
3. You'll see **Agreement sent**. The agreement shows **Awaiting signature** until they sign.

If they lose the email, you can resend the signing link from the agreement. You can also cancel an agreement that hasn't been signed yet.

## When everyone has signed

* The royalty share becomes a royalty split on the tracks it covers.
* The collaborator still needs to accept the split on AMM Distro to get paid. See *Accept a royalty split invitation*.
* If the agreement gives them a release credit, they can be added to the tracks while the release can still be edited.
* You can download the signed agreement as a PDF.

All your agreements are also listed on the **Agreements** page in the sidebar, under **Awaiting your signature**, **Signed** and **Archived**.

## Common questions

### Is AMM Distro part of the agreement?
No. The agreement is between you and your collaborator. AMM Distro handles the signing and pays their royalty share.

### Can I use my own contract?
Yes. Choose **Use my own contract** and paste it in Markdown. Each `[ALL-CAPS]` placeholder becomes a field. Use `[ROYALTY SHARE]` for the share; it becomes their split once everyone signs.

### Do I need a lawyer?
The templates cover common collaborations, but we can't give legal advice. For large deals or anything unusual, talk to a lawyer.

**Related:** [Split royalties with collaborators](https://help.ammlabs.io/en/article/08-split-royalties-with-collaborators-dza6i6/) · [Accept a royalty split invitation](https://help.ammlabs.io/en/article/09-accept-a-royalty-split-invitation-1r4jes5/) · [Cover songs, samples and remixes](https://help.ammlabs.io/en/article/10-cover-songs-samples-and-remixes-1aq7ml0/) · [Advances and recoupment](https://help.ammlabs.io/en/article/10-advances-and-recoupment-7yxn7m/)