Why it is important to practice songwriting

Writing songs is not a skill you are born with, like many other types of artistry, it takes repetition and practice to improve. Here are some ways you can refine. Continue reading

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How to make money from songwriting

Beyond simply releasing your music on streaming services and hoping for the best, there are a whole host of way in which songwriters can pull down additional revenue from their. Continue reading

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Why Leon Bridges’ Powerful New Song ‘Sweeter’ Is Effective On Every Level

Released in the months following George Floyd’s murder, the song “Sweeter” by Leon Bridges and Terrace Martin is heavily informed by those events and the ensuing outcry. Here we explore. Continue reading

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Exploring Spotify’s New Songwriter Pages Feature

After losing favor among songwriters for appealing a royalty rate increase, Spotify is attempting to get back in artist’s good books by debuting the Songwriter Pages feature, which allows bands. Continue reading

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Spotify Adds Songwriter Pages, Playlists

Spotify has launched songwriter pages and playlists in beta as “a new way to share the songs you’ve written on Spotify and get discovered by potential collaborators and fans.” Since. Continue reading

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Songwriters Could Actually Catch Break As DOJ Weighs In On “Stairway To Heaven” Case

Songwriters have been going through a rough time in the courtrooms of late, often losing out on cases more often as the result of song's 'feel' than its actual melody.. Continue reading

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Billboard To Add Top Songwriters, Top Producers Charts

Under pressure from alternative data sources and soon to launch charts from Rolling Stone, Billboard is expanding its own chart offering. Top Songwriters and Top Producers charts will be based. Continue reading

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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

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6 Apps For Tracking, Analyzing, Earning More Royalties

From tuning to songwriting, apps can be of tremendous value to musicians even, as it turns out, when it comes to royalties. Here we look at six apps which artists. Continue reading

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On Music Licensing, Placements and Samples with Deborah Mannis-Gardner

This week music licensing, placements and samples expert Deborah Mannis-Gardner joins co-hosts Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert on the Music Biz Weekly podcast. 

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