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La industria de la música, especialmente la editorial, está llena de siglas. ASCAP, BMI, IPI y DSP son solo algunos pocos ejemplos. Los compositores que trabajan también se ven obligados a...

The high-dollar advance is a highly sought-after and much-discussed phenomenon in the music industry. Many musicians and songwriters hope to get signed by a major label or big-time publisher and get...

Songtrust is a publishing administrator who is working to get all of your hard-earned publishing royalties collected and reported in one place, but what happens behind the scenes? How does Songtrust...

Metadata is one of the most important, yet troublesome, elements of the modern-day music industry. Because of inconsistent recording info, millions of dollars never make their way to the right...

In June of 2018, Dutch producer YoungKio uploaded an unassuming track to BeatStars in the hopes of leasing it out and making a little extra money. Lil Nas X — a musician looking to make TikTok memes...

In another article, we went over ways to generate income through streaming services when you’re stuck at home. What we didn’t discuss was the types of royalties (if any) these platforms can earn you.

The role of a manager varies widely within the music industry. From pitching music to labels to handling your music publishing, the goal of a music manager is to support you and your career, and go...

Hearing your song on the radio or in a television show is a great feeling, but have you ever wondered how (or if) those uses earn you royalties as a songwriter? The short answer is yes; even if your...

En la década transcurrida desde su lanzamiento en EE. UU. en el verano de 2011, Spotify se ha convertido en la plataforma de transmisión de música líder en el mundo, con más de 345 millones de...

The music industry is made up of many different components — including streaming outlets, merchandise, sync placements, and publishing — but one of its biggest, oldest, and most vital moving parts is...

When it comes to collecting the royalties your songs earn, there are many types of pay sources in the U.S.

The music industry — especially the publishing side — is full of acronyms. ASCAP, BMI, IPI, and DSP are just a few examples. Working songwriters are also forced to familiarize themselves with...

In the decade since its U.S. launch in the summer of 2011, Spotify has become the world’s leading music streaming platform, with over 345 million active users and 150 million subscribers globally.

Unallocated royalties are royalties that are generated by song usage, but never paid out to a specific artist, performer, or songwriter due to missing information. If you haven’t properly registered...

Once you’ve written, produced, and/or composed a song and started to distribute it, royalties are earned anytime it is reproduced or publicly performed. This revenue is split into recording-generated...

As more and more independent musicians find their footing in an increasingly competitive industry, traditional publishing deals — an advance and creative services in exchange for a controlling...

While streaming has become the way most people listen to music, it’s a broad term that can apply to anything from listening to an online radio station to watching a YouTube video.

We often get asked by songwriters about the benefits of self-publishing as opposed to entering into some form of publishing agreement. As an independent songwriter, you have a few different...