Songwriting & Music Publishing

Sony/ATV Partners With Lyric Financial Fast Royalty Advances To Songwriters, Publishers

Sony/ATV has partnered with Lyric Financial to enable their U.S. songwriters and publishing clients to request advances in less than a minute.

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Industry Insiders Share Their Secrets On Getting Your Music Licensed

Sync licensing can be something which makes a less known artist good money and to get famous. How to do that, the industry insiders reveals the secrets.

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ASCAP Names Tony Dunaif EVP, Head Of International Affairs

ASCAP has appointed digital business strategist Tony Dunaif as Executive Vice President and head of International Affairs. He will oversee ASCAP's international business and society relations outside of the United. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/31/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Another Safe Harbor For Digital Services Coming Soon [David Lowery]

Considering the financial havoc that has been wreaked with artists' income as a result of Google's DMCA safe harbor for YouTube, it seems odd that anyone remotely informed on the. Continue reading

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Spotify Songwriter Settlement Points Finger At Facebook [Chris Castle]

While Spotify gets at least one gold star for settling the songwriter/publisher class action lawsuit brought by Melissa Ferrick and David Lowery for $43.4 million, an even bigger online giant. Continue reading

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How To Slum As A Rock Critic, Like The Rock Critics Before You

In this piece David Gerard looks at the collective state of music journalism today, bemoaning its content and quality, but also looking that potential merits of critical music writing, both. Continue reading

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Guide To Department of Justice Ruling On 100% Licensing

A new ruling from the Department of Justice has confused many in the industry, from songwriters to publishers and even some lawyers. Here we break down the new ruling in. Continue reading

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Matt Epp & Faouzia Take Top Honors At International Songwriting Competition

The International Songwriting Competition has announced that Canadian musician Matt Epp and Morocco-born Manitoba-raised Faouzia have won the contest's grand prize for 2016 for their co-written song “The Sound Ft.. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/22/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Chris Cornell, Soundgarden And Road Rash

In this piece Chris Castle recalls his early experience licensing music for video games, and how his initial skepticism gave way to the enthusiasm of Chris Cornell and the other. Continue reading

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Collection Society Demands Copyright Fees From Music Schools For Teaching Music

The step from a collection society made news as one of the company in Japan demands a music school the fees for teaching music to the children.

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Music Biz Journalist Rhian Jones Shares Her Song Stories

Music shapes our identities and changes our lives. It brings back our memories and stirs up our emotions. My Song Stories asks music professionals and indie artists questions about the. Continue reading

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