Can the point system help get Songwriters out of poverty?
As the number of middle-class musicians decreases, a handful of pioneering record labels offer songwriters a better royalty deal in the form of points that may give them a livable. Continue reading
beatBread adds songwriter advances up to $3 million
beatBread has launched a Songwriting Advance Division, which will offer advances of up to $3 million to songwriters, building on its success in providing streaming advances to artists, distributors, and independent. Continue reading
CD Baby launches CDB Boost to help independent songwriters get paid
CD Baby has launched CDB Boost to help independent songwriters with royalty collection and access to sync opportunities. CDB Boost includes mechanical royalty collection via the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC),. Continue reading
How Michael Hardy, others charted a new course for country songwriters
Danny Katz scanned 20,000Country tracks to discover how Country music songwriters like Michael Hardy are breaking the mold. by Danny Katz from the Chartmetric Blog This three-part study of Country. Continue reading
How bands and co-writers divide shares in a song
What are your rights when a song idea is formed between two or more people? Here’s how some co-writers handle songwriting splits. by Bobby Borg for the Disc Makers Blog Under. Continue reading
Copyright Royalty Board officially sets new songwriter royalty rates
On Friday, December 30th, the U.S. Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) officially accepted a negotiated music industry settlement that sets songwriters’ streaming royalty rates from January 1st, 2023, through 2027. Songwriters. Continue reading
The C-Word: Creating content vs. writing music [Shelly Peiken]
Shelly Peiken talks about the overlap of music and content creation in today’s digital marketplace. by Shelly Peiken My friend Joe Mardin (songwriter, musician, producer, recording artist), cringes when he. Continue reading
How to arrange a song in just 5 steps
Once you know how to write a song, learning how to arrange it is the next important part. Musical arrangement is the process of structuring and outlining a song that makes sense using. Continue reading
5 Reasons why musicians get writer’s block
Got a case of the old writer’s block? Here are a few reasons why that is and how you can avoid it… by Randi Zimmerman of Symphonic Blog I’m sure. Continue reading
