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# Earning Cash From Cover Songs
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/cash-for-covers/
- Published: 2011-02-23T08:01:00.000Z
- Updated: 2011-02-23T08:01:00.000Z
- Description: On Music Think Tank, Alex Holz lists several reasons for artists to play cover songs in his recent post. He compares cover songs to meeting new people via a mutual. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2011/02/cash-for-covers.html]
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- Tags: DIY Advice & Tips, Music Think Tank, Alex Holz, cover songs, fanbase, Justin Bieber, Mechanical license, Natalie Cheng, remakes, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:59

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On [ Music Think Tank](http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/cash-for-covers-3-easy-ways-to-make-money-from-cover-songs-o.html?ref=hypebot.com), **Alex Holz** lists several reasons for artists to play cover songs in his recent post. He compares cover songs to meeting new people via a mutual friend. A listener is usually more receptive to familiarity. Before you go out there and try to be discovered like Justin Bieber, make sure to secure a mechanical license.

> Holz explains that: “**Cover songs** (a.k.a. “remakes”) provide an easy path to building audiences. Releasing one is similar to getting introduced to a new person by way of mutual friend (the song) rather than through a chance encounter (an original tune found on a Bandcamp / MySpace page).”   
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