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Eva Snyder is an indie singer-songwriter from South Hadley, MA. She found her home away from home in the Outer Cape, but is now based in Nashville where she blends her coastal roots with the breeze...
Eva Snyder is an indie singer-songwriter from South Hadley, MA. She found her home away from home in the Outer Cape, but is now based in Nashville where she blends her coastal roots with the breeze...
YouTube remains the internet’s largest video search engine and one of the most powerful platforms for full-length music discovery. While short-form platforms like TikTok or Instagram may be where...
Austin Farwell is one of the most streamed Pianists in the United States drawing from influences from Chopin, Erik Satie, Bach, Yann Tiersen, Yiruma, and Ludovico Einaudi.
Six Missing is the ambient music project of Austin-based artist and composer TJ Dumser. Blending emotional sound design, field recordings, and immersive storytelling, his atmospheric compositions...
In an era of short‑form content and endless scrolling, immersive music offers a chance to pause, breathe, and truly listen. By weaving emotional narratives, field recordings, and thoughtful physical...
Armed with a Gibson guitar and a pastel pink pen, HEATHER LAROSE found inspiration in Westchester, New York right on the edge of Manhattan. Never feeling at home in either world, LaRose began writing...
Native to the Midwest, with South-Asian roots, Sonez (pronounced: /sōnz/) uses the raw power of story-telling, through her inspirational pop music and lyrics, to honor the spectrum of emotions we all...
An Interview with Bill Werde of Full Rate No Cap “I’ve always been kind of obsessed with what’s next,” Bill Werde told me, when I asked about his career choices and why he’s become a particularly...
Known for her sweet lyrics and distinct tone, Joyce Wrice delivers a sound that resonates with this generation. The Southern California native’s breakout debut album Overgrown was released...
Nsimbi is a Ugandan-American international award-winning duo formed by Ugandan hip-hop pioneer GNL Zamba and American world fusion artist Miriam Tamar. Building on the acoustic sounds and indigenous...
Jersey-raised and Philadelphia-based Brendan G. (a.k.a. The Latchkey Kid) is a seasoned recording artist, lyricist, producer, engineer, and actor, with over a decade of skin in the game. Adaptable to...
Meet Damian, a songwriter and composer, a finalist for The Voice (Colombia), and an actor in "Vallenato Help Me," a musical theatre play created and directed by Dago García. He was also a chosen...
Joanny is one of the fastest-rising musicians coming out of Melbourne, Australia. He was born Joachim Nnaemeka Emeodi in the Eastern part of Nigeria on the 2nd of July 1994, and is the last of five...
Trey Best is a non-traditional R&B singer-songwriter and actor from Atlanta, Ga. Characterized by his sweet-crooning tenor tone and pure vulnerability, Best’s melodic touch transcends all boundaries....
Adeyemi Olarenwaju, popularly known as “Larrylanes,” was born in Nigeria, on the 12th of September 2001. Influenced by Timbaland, Sarz, and Don Jazzy, Larrylanes started producing records at age 16...
New York-based DJ/rapper DJ Kass was born in Harlem and grew up in the Bronx, NY. Kass' father was a DJ and he grew up learning the tricks of the trade from his dad before starting to do his own gigs...
Will Paquin is a multi-instrumentalist, producer, and singer-songwriter based in Boston, MA. His sound is controlled chaos – unique and energetic guitar playing with classic folk vocal delivery via...
COFFEE HOUSE ANARCHISTS are an established English/French indie band based in Montpellier, France. CHA is made up of two brothers who have been playing together ever since rock and roll first burst...
Olivia Reid is a soulful vocalist and songwriter whose music blends indie acoustics with electronic pop, creating a sound as steady as a heartbeat. Based in New York City, her introspective lyrics...
Ricky Montgomery’s music was ahead of its time—literally. His two once-obscure, yet universal singles – “Line Without A Hook” and “Mr. Loverman” – were suddenly reinvigorated four years after their...
Birmingham-born, multi-talented artist, Dapz OTM (Dapz On The Map) is more than your average Grime MC. He has a philosophy towards his art that moves the listener and has gained him the respect of...
From hard rock to hip hop, it’s hard to find a hook-driven artist who hasn’t worked with a producer. But what if you’ve never stepped foot in a proper studio before? What is that experience actually...
P La Cangri “La Jefa del Bloke/The Boss of the Block” and her Label, Gutierrez Enterprises, are part of the Empire Distribution family with the full support of Empire Latino. She is a multifaceted...
JT Music is a two-man group creating Nerdcore music. The members, Christian and John, or by their online monikers Skull and Pat, hail from Maine where they grew up down the street from one another....
A new artist has never had a launchpad opportunity quite like Naomi Wild’s. As a junior in high school, she snuck into Coachella and witnessed an ODESZA DJ set for the first time. An overwhelming...
Loren Chodosh is an entertainment law attorney and native New Yorker. Over the years, she has represented a varied clientele, including Shawn Colvin, EMF, Moby, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Swans, Live, DMC...
Jen Miller is a music producer and artist from Columbus, Ohio, who is now sharing her soulful, quirky sound in Nashville. She’s shared the stage from Ohio to Edinburgh with Twenty One Pilots, Ed...
Born and raised in Jersey, Channel Islands, Dawn Joseph moved to London in early 2000. She quickly found her feet, auditioning for a band and signing a publishing deal with Sony, going on to write...
Monika Tashman is a growth catalyst who goes beyond the obvious and customary to make creative and innovative deals in the entertainment industry. Her goal is to transform organizations, business...
Shaé Universe is a Nigerian-born British singer-songwriter who moved to the U.K. at the age of 4. Having grown up surrounded by the sounds of soul and gospel music, Shaé now cites the likes of Erykah...
Rachel Foxx is an R&B and soul singer-songwriter from East London. She has been writing from a very young age and draws inspiration from artists she heard her mother play in the house such as Erykah...
Meiko is a singer-songwriter born and raised in Roberta, Georgia who now splits her time between Nashville and London. Her songs find common ground between indie pop and coffeehouse folk as her...
Hong Kong-based singer-songwriter-producer cehryl has a voice as dulce and mellifluous as the songs she produces and writes to. Stories that explore the complexity of human emotion fill her dreamy,...
Katie Toupin has found a home in her role as a solo artist after leaving the critically acclaimed alt-country band, Houndmouth, in 2016. Toupin has since released a live EP, “Moroccan Ballroom,” a...
In 2017 British/Jamaican/Nigerian singer-songwriter Bianca Rose released her debut album "No Fear Here," which has, to date, received in excess of half a million streams, and was produced by...
When Clover Hope started brainstorming her first book a couple of years ago, the Pitchfork editor/adjunct NYU professor kept coming back to one topic: the sparsely told storylines of women in hip-hop.
Luna Shadows is an artist, producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist creating alternative pop with a dark melancholy and a California twist. She is completely DIY and oversees and executes the...
Invited to perform at the Cannes film festival 2019 in France for her award-winning film score, Voyage for Change, Tritha is a vocalist, composer, and music producer based out of India and Europe....
Michaela "Mickey" Shiloh is an entrepreneur, recording artist, multi-platinum-selling songwriter, author, and mentor. At 12, Shiloh learned to write and record her own songs, and at 17 she signed to...
Life has been about singing for Ifechukwu Mercy Michael, professionally known as Ifé. She was born in a family where singing was the norm. Ifé, at the age of ten, joined the chorus of traditional...
Tyshawn Johnson, also known as YVNG SWAG, is a young, millennial Hip-Hop artist, dancer, comedian, and entertainer who was born and raised in Kent County, Maryland. YVNG is an acronym that stands for...
Songtrust was founded by Downtown Music in 2021, and since then, the Downtown family of companies has grown to include CD Baby, FUGA, AdRev, and more. While these companies have distinctive roles...
Dewayne Kennemer, professionally known as WayneOnABeat, is an American record producer from Chattanooga, Tennessee. WayneOnABeat is best known for producing Hip-Hop, R&B, Pop, Film, and Trap music....
Saidon Aloaye Richardson was born on August 15, 2000, in Gainesville, Florida where his parents Te-Erika Patterson and Salisu Richardson were students at the University of Florida. His mother is an...
Rapper and producer, Jahmon Pauling, also known as SMILEYFACE, crafts tunes that focus on good vibes and living right. Born on the south side of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, but now based in...
My name is Xan Griffin. I was born in Gardena, California, and raised in Apple Valley and Hawthorne California. I am 21 years old and have been producing for 12 years and the last 4 years I started...
Grammy Award-nominated DJ/Producer Todd Terry has been engulfed in dance music since he first started listening to European dance music records while growing up in Brooklyn. Already devoted to...
Zachary Lewis Beck, known professionally as FUTURISTIC, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He was born in Bloomington, Illinois, and currently resides in Tempe, Arizona. Futuristic went...
Having begun his journey into music at the tender age of 14 as a garage MC, IYKZ, hailing from the north side of Hackney, honed his musical skills by studying the crafts of some of the greats such as...
Antwain Fox, also known as PRODUCER 20, is a multi-talented producer with a story of triumph. This Charlotte native got his start in music production when he wanted his brother to make beats with his...
Harold Ikechukwu Esindu, popularly known as BIG H (now Hafiz), was born and raised in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. His parents, Mike and Dolly Esindu owned a media production company that included a...
CHAZ MISHAN is an RIAA certified multi-platinum American record producer and songwriter, based in Los Angeles. Originally from Miami, FL Chaz began as a classically trained guitar player and quickly...
In 2021, Songtrust’s staff onboarded hundreds of thousands of works, processed tens of millions of lines of royalty data, and signed on countless new clients to global publishing administration...
At 24, the young music video director, Scilla Owusu already counts A-lists stars such as Sarkodie, Stonebwoy, Burna Boy, and Fuse ODG among her clients. She has also worked with global brands such as...
Raised in Queens and Morocco, singer/songwriter, producer, and visual artist DOUNIA burst onto the scene in 2017. In three short years, Dounia has amassed tens of millions of streams, toured with...
OFFEI, also known as Derrick OFFEI-Awuku, is a Ghanaian singer, songwriter, and guitarist who has performed at big festivals, concerts, and private parties, most notably Afrochella, Live wired,...
LAUREN SYNGER has directed and/or voiced acclaimed/award-winning audio projects. She is the voices of Alice Angel and Allison, and Voice Director for the Meatly’s/Joey Drew Studio’s Bendy and the...
Irish-born singer-songwriter MEGAN O'NEILL released her second full-length studio album this year (March 12th, 2021) - titled "Getting Comfortable with Uncertainty," featuring Top 10 charting,...
19-year-old JESS BENKO’s music is a raw, yet mature and eloquently sewn together stream-of-consciousness that’s sparked the makings of a core fan base and 4+ million streams a month from her bedroom....
NEOVAII is an electronic musician hailing from the USA. Finding his passion for music at a very young age, Neovaii has previously worked in genres spanning from Alternative Rock to Pop, until finding...
As Songtrust has entered our tenth year, we’ve come to better understand and appreciate our core values and our mission. We’re thrilled to launch a new visual identity and brand system that better...
INGRID CARRANZA is a singer, songwriter, and producer. She was born and raised in Ecuador and currently living in LA. Her passion for music started at a young age when she started playing the guitar...
Rapper and Entrepreneur: FRESH C has a masterful catalog through virtually every corner of the Hip Hop/Lo-Fi genre. His longtime listeners know to expect quality, lyricism, chilling stories, and...
Cesar William Gonzalez Bueno, better known as CWILLIAM, was born in the Dominican Republic. At a very young he discovered his passion for music and started to learn all he could about it. When he was...
BLANCA STAR OLIVERA was born Blanca Adela Olivera Cavero in Madrid, Spain. She is a recording music producer label, founder of a music publishing indie company, composer, and recording artist, and...
Somewhere between a suburban misfit and a loudmouthed twenty-something, PLVTINUM isn’t your typical squeaky clean pop star. The singer/bedroom producer draws inspiration from the sonic textures of...
In just over five years, American artist/producer Kevin Brauer has exploded onto the international electronic music stage as SEVENN. Sevenn’s first release, the collaboration with Brazilian DJ...
Producer and recording artist DaVinChe has a career glittered with impressive collaborations with the likes of Ghetts, Giggs, Kano, Wretch 32, Bugzy & Young T, Stormzy, Cleo Sol, Kele (Bloc Party),...
CLARA WARNAAR is an NYC-based drummer and percussionist who plays with the band Infinity Shred and the International Contemporary Ensemble. Her solo work, by contrast, is mainly ambient and...
ZOEY LILY writes, produces, and performs melodic alt-pop tunes. She combines her soft, soothing vocals with organic sounds, electronics, and influences of Hip-hop music. Young Zoey has always been...
After 15 years in the music industry as a singer, composer, and producer, 2020, has been a very important year for LUCIANO LUNA, a year in which he received his first Latin GRAMMY as a producer for...
LAUREN SANDERSON, an LA-via-Indiana singer/songwriter, made a big statement in 2020 with her debut full-length, "Midwest Kids Can Make It Big," brimming with the same wide-eyed wonder, confessional...
Songtrust’s mission is to enable songwriters and other rightsholders to collect all of the publishing royalties their songs earn. We do that not only with our best-in-class administration service,...
OUTLOUD is a queer boy band formed in NYC that just released their debut single “What’s Not Clicking.” Comprised of four members, the boys are focused on creating music that is bold yet cheeky while...
Armed with just samplers, an electric guitar, and her voice, GIUNGLA has fast developed a reputation for her breathtaking and visceral live show. She’s played alongside The xx, Foals, Grimes, Franz...
Currently based in Bolivia, South America, FHERNANDO is an up-and-coming multi-genre music producer and artist, with a penchant for writing infectious music and relatable narratives. Fhernando is...
What makes a song “yours”? This feels like a philosophical question. You probably associate Whitney Houston with “I Will Always Love You,” as her legendary performance will always be the standard....
GO KUROSAWA, born and raised in Japan, is a drummer and vocalist in 幾何学模様Kikagaku Moyo. Meaning geometric patterns and founded in 2013, Kikagaku Moyo is a psychedelic rock band from Tokyo that plays...
DEREK POPE is no stranger to the road less traveled. Growing up in Oakland, California, he moved to Los Angeles at the age of 22 and quit his day job four years later after achieving some breakout...
Hidekazu Imashige, aka GALLERY SIX, is an artist and composer who is based on Miyoshi Hiroshima, Japan. He began his career as a musician playing drums and then in 2008, he started making ambient...
AdELA, a South African born, Florida raised, Atlanta native is triple-threat. She’s a singer, songwriter, and rapper thriving as an Independent Artist.
Songtrust to Administer Full Stones Throw Publishing Catalog, Including Artist-Writers Knxwledge, Peanut Butter Wolf, Mndsgn, and More
WILL GITTENS is a recording artist from Trinidad and Tobago who has generated over 20 million streams across streaming platforms. Known for his smooth vocal take on today’s hottest songs, Will...
Hailing from Nottingham, BEKA was raised on the likes of Quincy Jones' Back on the Block album, Stevie Wonder, and Chaka Khan, and discovered her love of pop when Spice Girls entered the scene....
Ruth Eno Adjoa Amankwah Nyame Adom, known professionally by her stage name ENO BARONY, is a Ghanaian rapper, singer, songwriter, performer, and humanitarian. As a child, Eno Barony performed in...
Oregon native, ALEXANDRA SAVIOR, first gained industry attention as a teenager when she posted a cover of Angus Stone’s “Big Jet Plane” on YouTube. The playful, haunting performance landed her a...
LADY NADE started writing poems and songs as a form of healing from grief, performing in venues across her native city of Bristol. Her work developed into a calling to connect with her fans on a...
ROSIE MANKATO is a singer-songwriter, producer, and guitar-maker based in southern Brazil. While secluded in the woods, Rosie experiments with organic and electronic sounds. Distinctive and unique,...
On Sunday, March 14th, the 63rd GRAMMYs took place, celebrating musical achievements and creativity from the last year. Across the categories, six Songtrust songwriters were recognized for their...
Songtrust's Collections Network Increases to 215 Countries, Covering More Than 98% of the Global Music Market
Hailing from the city of Leicester, female rap artist TRILLARY BANKS has undoubtedly solidified her position within the ever-expanding UK music landscape - with over 10 million YouTube views across...
Hailing from Birmingham, UK, SILLKEY was ordained with his moniker at just 5 years old after consistently wowing the seasoned musicians that would come through his father’s recording studio. His...
EMMAVIE is a triple threat singer/songwriter, producer, and DJ from London whose music is an amalgamation of 90s R&B and her love for digital audio experimentation. Having released music with...
Songtrust Continues To Scale Its Music Publishing Administration Services Worldwide, With Its Client Base
Disclaimer: The information provided in this article may vary from country to country and is US-centric. Songtrust cannot provide marketing or creative advice but does encourage you to do as much...
The New Clients Include DMY Artists (Dummy), Fast Friends, Red Fish Music (Snapper Music), Tenwest, TRIBE Management, Jawdropper Management, and Kormac.
Dear members of the Songtrust Community,
Songtrust Will Administer the Publisher’s Full Catalog For the World Outside of the United States and Canada
The 63rd GRAMMY Awards are taking place on January 31st, 2021 and the complete list of nominations have been announced. We are thrilled to share that 19 Songtrust songwriters contributed to 14...
A Lifelong Advocate for Women in Music, Neuman Wants To Empower Women and Marginalized Communities By Working To Model The Behavior We Need To See in Music
LELE PONS is a multi-talented entertainer that has risen to prominence with her Instagram and YouTube content, creating videos for more than 41M Instagram followers & 16M YouTube subscribers which...
CHIEF. is a 23-year-old producer from Salt Lake City, Utah. His emotional, deep thought music contains sounds ranging from conventional instruments such as pianos, guitars, synths, etc. to everyday...
Since 2018, More Than 95% of Songwriters, Producers, and Creators in Africa Are Unpublished, With This Number Increasing As The Continent Goes Digital Highvibes, the simplified music distribution and...
RICKY JAMES is a Boston-bred, NYC-based artist and songwriter whose sound is not bound by genre. Since emerging in early 2019, he has released two EPs, shared stages with acts like 24kGoldn, and...
In nature, wildflowers signify freedom. Nobody plants them. Rather, they blossom on their own. The same could be said of THE NATIONAL PARKS. Since emerging in 2013, the Provo, UT quartet - Brady...
Former President and Chief Product Officer of Songspace, Darren Briggs, Joins Songtrust as the Company is Pacing for its Third-Straight Record Year of Growth Songtrust®, the world's largest global...
As a band manager, road guru, and family matriarch, GLORIA CAVALERA is the embodiment of dedication to the cause. Across countless international tours, millions of albums sold, and millions more...
JOHAN ERRAMI aka 'Red Jacket' is a French music producer, songwriter, and DJ based in Los Angeles. Originally from Lyon, France, he started to learn music programming when he was studying Finance in...
A common misconception within our industry is that collection societies like ASCAP and BMI meet all of a music creator’s publishing needs. While essential, these organizations only account for a...
Rob Wetstone Joins as Head of Client Relations, With Dewayne Ector and Sean McGraw Each Being Promoted to Global Head
SEAN O'LEARY has combined his passion for music and art with his talent for making creative people thrive under his management to found SYFR PROJECTS. Sean’s background includes over 8 years in...
Music fans everywhere are familiar with the biggest names in music. However, it’s interesting to learn that many music fans aren’t as familiar with the most prominent names in songwriting.
Getting booked to perform during the Super Bowl Halftime Show is regarded as one of the most monumental milestones a performing artist can have in their career. The performance takes place on one of...
AKINYEMI AYINOLUWA is a Partner and Co-Founder at HighTower Solicitors and Advocates in Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria. With his practice spanning over 9 years, he specializes in representing clients in the...
Today, we are excited to announce that Songtrust President, Molly Neuman, has been honored by Billboard on its 2019 Women In Music list. In an industry where women only make up 21.7% of artists,...
GRIFFITH FRANK is an award-winning singer and RIAA certified multi-platinum songwriter hailing from Topanga, California. He spent his formative years developing as a musician and songwriter under his...
As many creators and industry leaders know, the music industry is ever-evolving and adapting with new technologies and legislation that affect the entire landscape. To truly progress, companies...
DJ PAIN 1 is a platinum producer and DJ whose production credits include Jeezy, Ludacris, Rick Ross, Pusha T, 50 Cent, Public Enemy, Meek Mill, 2 Chainz and many more. He is also a founder of the...
TESSA VIOLET has gone from an acoustic-leaning solo artist to an inspirational female fronting a shredding live band (anchored by badass drummer Jessica Bowen), all within the time since her last...
Back in early 2019, we embarked on a unique adventure with the Music Entrepreneur Club and its co-founders, Damien Ritter and DJ Pain 1. The goal: to bring specialized topics and expertise to...
Today, we announced the recent addition to our team, Richard Aurigema, as Vice President of Copyright. Richard will lead our copyright administration team and continue to work to position Songtrust...
LOST STORIES is a name synonymous with Dance Music in India and South Asia. Ranked #52 and labeled the ‘Scene Starters’ by DJ Mag (2016-17), Rishab and Prayag began their journey through dance music...
Mechanical royalties are earned through the reproduction of copyrighted works in digital and physical formats. They are paid out to songwriters as songs are sold, downloaded, and streamed. The...
Songtrust, the world's largest technology solution for global music royalty collection, today announced the company has delivered significant year-over-year growth, with strong increases in its...
Award-winning artist SHELITA is the archetype of what is possible for artists as she integrates her talents in Data Science into her Pop music career. Raised in Seattle, Shelita made her first...
Built for independent creators, publishers, and businesses by fellow songwriters and industry experts, our Modern Guide to Music Publishing will help you better understand how your songs earn money...
Songtrust, the world's largest technology solution for global music royalty collection service and publishing administration, announced today the latest addition to its global team with Lara Baker as...
Nick Bitzenis a.k.a. "NIKKON" is a London-based music producer, artist, songwriter, DJ, and owner of UNDO Records (UK). Nikonn is involved in many music projects, productions, and remixes. He did the...
A derivative work is a new composition created using elements from one or more preexisting works, such as a remix. It is primarily a U.S. copyright term.
A collective management organization, or CMO, is a non-profit organization responsible for registering, tracking, and collecting publishing royalties after they’ve been earned, and paying them out to...
BRIAN JACKSON, of the power duo Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson, wrote, arranged, and produced over 10 albums over an eight-year period. Time and time again that music has found its way onto over 100...
At Songtrust, our mission is to connect songwriters, bands, producers, and all the people that work with them to the publishing royalties they are earning around the world. We believe fiercely in...
There’s no denying that streaming royalties are now a primary source of revenue for many songwriters. This is a complex area to cover, so we’d like to clarify where things currently stand within the...
Songtrust, the world's largest technology solution for global music royalty collection service and publishing administration, today announced the creation of a Global Society Relations department,...
YOUTUBE MUSIC is a new music streaming service made for music: official songs, albums, thousands of playlists, and artist radio plus YouTube’s tremendous catalog of remixes, live performances,...
Songtrust, the world's largest technology solution for global music royalty collection service and publishing administration, announces Anna Bond is joining as Director of Business Development, North...
CRUNCHY FROG RECORDINGS is an independent record label based in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was founded in 1994 by the four members of the band, THAU. Though no longer underground, the philosophy remains...
Neighbouring rights, an oft-misunderstood and commonly overlooked right type, has become increasingly relevant for performers, producers, and record labels. The neighbouring rights sector is a...
Songtrust, the world's largest technology solution for global music royalty collection service and publishing administration, announced a new business partnership with distribution company Symphonic...
Songtrust, the world's largest technology solution for global music royalty collection service and publishing administration, announced today a new business partnership with creator platform...
AFEM (Association for Electronic Music) is the trade body for the entire ecosystem of Electronic Music, from Labels to Live, Managers to Media, Technology to Talent. They connect their worldwide...
The Songtrust Team announced today new additions to its leadership team, with Brad Yuan joining as Global Head of Rights Management Operations and Noam Mantel as Songtrust’s Head of Product.
MARSHEAUX is a Greek electro-pop duo, whose name is derived from the first syllables of its member's names: Marianthi Melitsi and Sophie Sarigiannidou. Originally from Thessaloniki, they moved to...
Songtrust congratulates General Manager and Co-founder, Joe Conyers III, and Global Head of Business Development, Molly Neuman for being among this year’s Billboard’s Digital Power Players.
AROWAGENCY is an Australian-based music company specializing in artist management, digital and social media marketing, publicity, and event management. With combined experience across marketing,...
Founded in 2004, HEADCOUNT is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization dedicated to voter registration and voter engagement. Working with a small, core staff and a national network of volunteers, they...
Picture a traditional recording studio scene: there’s the artist or band, their manager, maybe an A&R rep, audio engineer or tight-knit team of songwriters all working out tracks together.
On the surface, the Music Modernization Act (or MMA) is a bill that changes the way mechanical royalties are paid out to copyright owners, and how statutory boards and courts regulate collective...
ZOO LABS teaches business to artists, empowers them as entrepreneurs, and directs resources towards their ventures. The process starts in their onsite intensive Zoo Labs Music Residency Program and...
Songtrust, the leading technology solution for global music publishing administration, today announced its continued growth with the company’s first full-time representatives based in Atlanta, Los...
CHRIS "KATO ON THE TRACK" JU is a Record Producer/Entrepreneur based out of Atlanta, GA. Kato was formerly signed to an independent label, Funk Volume, and has produced for artists like Jarren...
Singer-songwriter and Colorado native, LAURA BREHM is revealing more of her true potential with each song. With releases that hit the top of the Hype Machine popular chart and landed in iTunes Dance...
Writer’s block happens to everyone — even the most passionate songwriters. It can be the most frustrating thing being unable to create new songs because you're unable to think of new ideas, stuck on...
THE SUPERFAN COMPANY (from the team that brought you ZinePak) creates one-of-a-kind programs and products that engage superfans. They bridge the gap between like and love by creating 100% custom,...
PLEASE NOTE: Before you consider resigning from a pay source or collection society, such as a Performing Rights Organization (PRO), please know this is a major decision that will likely have adverse...
Writing infectious pop melodies from a young age, EMMA MCGANN grew up with the likes of Alanis Morissette & Imogen Heap on repeat. Small-town girl Emma has since molded those melodies into colossal...
Launched in April 2018, TRACKLIB is the world's first and only music service that enables music creators to discover, sample, and license original recordings. It solves a problem that has been...
MOLLY NEUMAN, formally the Global Head of Business Development, is now President of Songtrust, the world’s largest global royalty collection service and publishing administrator. At Songtrust, she...
Atlanta-born, DAVIS MALLORY is a singer-songwriter, DJ, actor, and former reality TV star appearing on MTV’s The Real World: Denver and three seasons of MTV's game show The Challenge. Afterward, he...
PANDORA’s Artist Marketing Platform (AMP) is a suite of free, self-serve marketing tools to help artists promote their music and careers. These tools support the artist’s goals of breaking music,...
We're excited to announce we now enable over 150,000 songwriters to collect their publishing royalties worldwide!
Based in Dallas, TX, BRIGITTE MENA is a singer-songwriter, that, over the years, has been involved in several music projects including pop, soul, and Motown band, TBA Music, and former Dallas indie...
A proud native New Yorker, JULIA PERNICONE is also a pop music lover and cappuccino enthusiast. She began her career in music singing in choirs, and eventually writing songs and playing in bands. Her...
Based in Ghana, Africa, Derek Amoah Asare, also known as DRVMROLL, is a music producer who has been making beats since 2010. His career was launched after the rapper and fellow Ghanian, Sarkodie,...
Upon arriving in Syracuse after growing up in Brussels, LORENZO GILLIS COOK was introduced to the fast-paced, lo-fi sound of the American house show scene. Though he had been making music for years...
As an artist, sharing the hard work you’ve put into your songs is just as important as the songs themselves. You have so many options when it comes to connecting with your community — digitally on...
You've written a song — working tirelessly to make it perfect — and now it’s finally done. While you’re ready to share it, you quickly realize it must be registered if you want to make any money off...
Songtrust is proud to welcome Molly Neuman, former record label owner, A2IM VP, and Kickstarter's first-ever Head of Music, to our expanding team as Global Head of Business Development.
Songtrust, the world’s most popular royalty collection platform for songwriters and music publishers, has announced a breakthrough agreement with pan-European licensing hub, ICE Services Ltd. Under...
Songtrust is growing at a rapid pace, so it only makes sense that we’re adding some serious new talent to keep up with demand. We’re proud to announce that Amsterdam-based industry veteran Mandy...
You may know that performance royalties are owed to songwriters when their songs are performed live in concert, whether by themselves as a performing artist or by another performer. But how do you...
Find your voice, and you’ll find what makes your sound truly unique. This doesn't mean your potential has peaked, or there is no more room for growth. It simply means you found the musical track you...
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