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“I couldn’t believe it,” Ghanaian-American singer/songwriter Moliy said in a recent interview. “I’m singing about getting paid, but I’m not getting paid.”

Elliot Aronow is a professional life coach and creative consultant and has supported artists and brands including GQ, The Strokes, RCRD LBL, Noah, and The FADER. His specialties include creative...

The past twelve months since Pride Month 2020 have been unprecedented. The world has experienced enough to fill a lifetime, and the queer community has been impacted in countless ways. With the...

This article was originally published in Music Ally. For the music industry, 2020 will go down in the history books as a very challenging year. With the impact of COVID-19 felt globally, everyone...

To many songwriters, lyrics can feel like the most difficult element of a song to get right. For those of us who come to songwriting from a musical background, words can feel arduous and abstract to...

You’ve probably heard the phrase “it’s who you know” before, especially if you work in the music industry. On one hand, it’s easy to shrug this sentiment off, and on the other, many argue there’s a...

A major frustration the music community faces today is songwriter and producer discovery. There is not a single destination that displays credits, and the sources that aim to do so lack easy...

Los Angeles, New York, Nashville, Seattle, and Austin may all be epicenters of American music, but there are tons of incredible music destinations in between those cities that are woefully...

As a singer who records and produces her own vocals, I’ve already been through the lengthy process of “learning by doing.” After years of hitting record without a plan in place, the mistakes I’ve...

Touring can be a terrific experience no matter what happens, but the feeling of driving for hours to perform for a new audience in a new city and showing up at a venue that doesn’t fit the vibe of...

After many frustrating years for those in music rights management, a sensible, timely framework for managing the complicated business of music rights came into view in 2018. Artists, songwriters, and...

One of the first financial decisions you’ll make as a band is how much to charge for your gigs. And while I’d like to say that setting an appropriate price gets easier the more you play, the truth is...

Multiple studies have shown that playing music is the most popular function for smart speakers — ahead of getting the weather and news — and that smart speaker owners are more likely to pay for music...

The way the US government views the definition differs from the way the music industry has evolved to view and make deals in regard to the writing splits of songs.

Feeling like you’re stuck in a never-ending cycle of deadlines, putting out fires, and zero progress? It’s the absolute worst. How are you supposed to get ahead and thrive if you’re constantly...

Unless you’re one of those rare human beings who somehow manages to not let criticism penetrate your ego, it can sting quite badly when people have not-so-nice things to say about your music;...

The current economy continues to make it difficult to make ends meet for many of us. We may have readjusted our spending habits, and no longer shop as much as, or where, we used to — we may settle...

The rise of creative AI has some songwriters and publishers understandably fearing for their future. Will AI-generated music ultimately compete with artists and songwriters for real estate — and...

Professional songwriters and musicians can earn more money today than ever before. However, that doesn't automatically mean they're going to be set for life. We've all seen the hard-luck stories of...

Whenever songwriters use ordinary conversation in lyrics, the song quickly becomes very direct and very personal. It’s a profoundly effective technique, despite its simplicity. Conversational lyrics...

Conceptually speaking, covering and sampling music can be considered two sides of the same coin. Covers involve the intellectual use of pre-existing material — a reinterpretation of an existing...