How Unfrozen Mechanicals affect Controlled Compositions [Chris Castle]
Because of the rate fixing date which is frozen by contract (the Mini Ice Age) the artist/songwriter will be paying a higher mechanical to the outside writer from a frozen royalty “pool”. A guest. Continue reading
Spotify’s tests Canvas music discovery feed that’s like using Tinder to find your forever soulmate
ATTENTION ARTIST: You have 8 seconds to prove your song is woth listening to. Yes, Spotify has confirmed it is testing a feed of Canvas 8 second video loops as. Continue reading
Songfinch – where musicians earn $100+ for personalized songs – raises $5M from The Weeknd, Doja Cat, Quincy Jones
Personalized music creation platform Songfinch has closed a $5 million Seed round led by Corazon Capital alongside celebrity investors Quincy Jones, The Weeknd and Doja Cat. Songfinch says that 1200. Continue reading
Discord, Reddit are music industry’s next targets
Discord are Reddit are the newest targets in music industry’s ongoing battle against piracy and copyright infringement. Recent industry actions against YouTube ripping sites have resulted in court awarded damages. Continue reading
Ed Sheeran reacts to Shape Of You court win: ‘There’s only so many notes’ [VIDEO]
Ed Sheeran has won a long court battle over a plagiarism accusation regarding his hit single Shape of You. After the victory Sheeran posted a video on Instagram explaining the toll. Continue reading
More artists than you think are making real money on Spotify
Contrary to popular belief, independent artists are making quite a bit of money on Spotify. Don’t believe it? See for yourself… A guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0.. Continue reading
Why are there royalty black boxes?
Each year millions of dollars of royalties seem to vanish into thin air, never going back to the deserving songwriters, and here’s why. A guest post by Tony van Veen. Continue reading
5 Signs you’re rushing the creative process
If you keep finding that your music is lacking, it may be because you are rushing the process. If this is true for you, here are 5 reasons behind it. Continue reading
SoundExchange paid out $235M in Q1 2022, $9B overall
SoundExchange has now distributed more than $9 billion in digital royalties to 560,000 music creators since its founding in 2003. The digital PRO distributed $235 million during Q1 2022 alone.. Continue reading
Becoming a producer: The basics
Are you a songwriter ready to record your music but not exactly sure how to go from song idea to music producer? These ideas will get you started. A guest. Continue reading
