Songwriting & Music Publishing

Which Digital Distributor Will Work Best For You?

While there are certainly a variety of different ways to launch your music so that it ends of up on services like iTunes, Spotify, and Amazon, whether you choose to release said music yourself. Continue reading

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Downtown Music Justin Kalifowitz Talks Publishing, Big Ideas For 2016

Here Brian Mansfield speaks with Justin Kalifowitz, CEO of the dynamic and versatile Downtown Music Publishing, discussing the state of music publishing, the success of the company's royalty collection service Songtrust, and where. Continue reading

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PRS For Music CEO Robert Ashcroft Talks Challenges, Tech Innovations In Music Royalty Collection [INTERVIEW]

In this interview, George Howard spoke with PRS for Music CEO Robert Ashcroft about the challenges and opportunities of integrating technology with both recording and public performance so as to. Continue reading

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Warner Music Pays $14M To Settle ‘Happy Birthday’ Copyright Suit, Song To Enter Public Domain

"EDM Happy Birthday", "Soulful Happy Birthday", "Country Happy Birthday," and of course, we need each version sung in multiple languages. You can almost hear the hard drives in home studios. Continue reading

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Legal Issues With Songwriter Collaborations

Co-writing songs with friends and fellow artists can be a fun and productive experience, but also brings with it a host of legal complications. Here we examine how both the revenue and. Continue reading

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The Genius Behind Bowie’s Bonds

Although primarily famous for his work as a musician, David Bowie (with the help of a Wall Street investor) is also notable for being one of the first artists to use celebrity. Continue reading

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Royalty Hikes Forces Small Webcasters To Shut Down Hurting Indie And Niche Musicians

The webcasting platform Live365 was forced to shut down owing to the CRB's new royalty rate hike, which dramatically increased the amount webcasters are required to pay artists and songwriters.

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YouTube Wins Battle With German PRO

For quite some time, the German performing rights organization GEMA has clashed with YouTube, but the popular video sharing service recently triumphed over GEMA in a lawsuit claiming that YouTube. Continue reading

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Songtrust: What You Need To Know [Brian Hazard]

Here Brian Hazard, better known by his musician alter ego Color Theory, breaks down his experience with the royalty collection service Songtrust, in and effort to help artists determine if the service. Continue reading

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SoundExchange To Audit Pandora, Music Choice, Univision, Others

In an effort to make sure that rightsholders and artists are being fairly compensated, SoundExchange has announced plans to audit some of the digital music companies which pay it royalties and multiple. Continue reading

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