Life Is Soon Going To Get Much Harder For Composers
For decades, many composers have relied on the back-end royalties provided to them when their music was aired on a television show. Now, thanks to changes in the regulations both. Continue reading
Sound Royalties Offers Musicians A Funding Alternative
Artist-friendly finance specialists Sound Royalties is pioneering a new way for musicians – d.i.y, indie and major label – to finance their projects. CEO, Alex Heiche, a Nashville resident and. Continue reading
Collect All The Revenue Your Recorded Music Can Earn: Pt. II
In this second part of a series on how to collect all the revenue you're owed from your music, we shift gears to look at the income which can be. Continue reading
Music Royalties Explained: Where To Sign Up To Get All Your Royalties
Royalties are, in the many ways, the number one source of income for a lot of musicians, particularly once they start to make it big, which is why making sure. Continue reading
Sony Music To Launch ‘Real Time’ Royalty Payments
Sony Music is promising its artists real time royalty tracking and monthly payments starting this fall. The major music group will launch ‘Real Time Royalties’ and ‘Cash Out’ via its. Continue reading
Revelator Launches Artists Wallet To Enable Real-Time Royalty Payments
Multi-territorial music rights administrator Revelator has launched Artist Wallet, a mobile copyright app that uses smart contracts technology to turn future receivables into instant royalty payments. Slow, delayed and inaccurate. Continue reading
Black Box Income Most Musicians Don’t Even Know About
Some of the most common advice given to indie artists is to populate their metadata. In the streaming age in particular, telling organizations who you are and how to get. Continue reading
Amuse To Utilize Machine Learning To Calculate Royalty Advances
Royalty advances are typically an unpredictable shot in the dark about what an artist is worth, with publishers seeking to keep it as low as possible, while artists work to. Continue reading
Fair Pay, Fair Fight: For Musician Radio Royalties, Will The Circle Be Unbroken?
After the struggle of getting the Music Modernization Act passed and allegedly gave pre-1972 artists the royalties they finally deserved, a new merger between Sirius and Pandora by their hold-tightening. Continue reading
David Crosby Slams Low Royalty Payments, Byrd-mate Roger McGuinn Agrees
David Crosby of Byrds, Crosby, Still, Nash (+ sometimes Young) and solo fame has tweeted his displeasure with the payments he's receiving. In a tweet headlined "real numbers," the outspoken musician. Continue reading
Performance vs. Mechanical Royalties: What’s The Difference?
While any artist is aware that playing shows or selling albums can bring in cash, there are a multitude of other potential revenue streams that are a little less clear. Continue reading
