YouTube Guide for Musicians

A musician’s guide to YouTube Royalties

To make real money from YouTube, a musician must know how the system works. This guide will walk you through how different ways to monetize your own content and what. Continue reading

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Experts share their 2024 Music Industry Predictions

We’ve been sharing 2024 Music Industry Predictions from our favorite thinkers and doers. Get ready for the year ahead with this roundup.

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Bridgeport Music is the first to audit MLC royalty payments [Chris Castle]

The US Copyright audit has published the first audit notice of the MLC since the licensing board’s inception. It’s from Bridgeport Music, and Chris Castle has the details. by CHRIS. Continue reading

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US raises Physical and Download Royalties 3.3%, Streams get 0%

The US Copyright Royalty Board has announced that the minimum mechanical royalty rate paid on CD, vinyl, cassette, and download sales will rise on January 1, 2024, to $.1240 for. Continue reading

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Exploring AI in Your Music Videos: Resistance is Futile [Misha Penton]

[EXCLUSIVE] Independent singer, composer, writer, and filmmaker Misha Penton shares the potential and magic of embracing AI when making a music video and shares her own stunning results. by Misha. Continue reading

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How to make money from cover songs on YouTube

Posting cover songs is not for every artist. However, if you’re still struggling to get noticed it’s a great way to kick off your career and even start making money.. Continue reading

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YouTube Dream Track introduces new ways to use AI for music

YouTube Dream Track allows users to pay for legal AI-generated soundtracks using the voices of celebrities. Although this feature opens the door for copyright crimes, it also helps to catch. Continue reading

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Your Morning Coffee Podcast

Your Morning Coffee Podcast: TikTok music sharing • Spotify fights fraud • YouTube flags AI • More

Episode 171 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s podcast Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business is available now. Episode 171 Listen on your favorite podcast platform.. Continue reading

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TikTok shuts $1B creator fund as Instagram creator subscriptions hit 1M, YouTube Shorts expands monetization

How creators earn on TikTok is shifting again with the closure of its original $1 billion creator fund shutting down on December 16th in the US, UK, Germany, and France,. Continue reading

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Spotify and YouTube need a ‘Boost’ button to simplify marketing

Michael Branvold and Jay Gilbert talk about one of their biggest wish as music marketers: a button on YouTube and Spotify that triggers a paid “boost” to make it easy. Continue reading

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10 days left to apply for YouTube’s FIFTY DEEP Hip Hop Grants 2024

To continue to amplify Black voices in the music industry, YouTube has introduced FIFTY DEEP Music Grants, a multi-generational initiative to champion Black musicians in the Hip-Hop space. Interested in applying? Here’s. Continue reading

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