If I write the lyrics and melody to a song but it’s sung and recorded by someone else, who owns the copyright?

Question

The other person would also compose and record the background music (don’t know the technical term for what’s not the melody and English is not my first language either).

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Answer 1

Depending on where you are located, you might need to register the copyright. The lyrics and melody are considered more representative of the song than the background, which is called the accompaniment.