[This article is the 2nd in a series by Rob Filomena, CD Baby’s former Director of Music Publishing. To start from the beginning, check out “What is music publishing administration, … Continue reading
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Music publishing administration explained
CD Baby Pro Publishing will help you collect all the publishing royalties your music generates, including: All mechanical royalties from Spotify, Apple Music and other streaming sites. These are … Continue reading
All About Music Publishing Administration
What Is Publishing Administration? It’s the act of making sure compositions are collecting all of the royalties they are entitled to, plus accounting (and payment of those royalties) to the … Continue reading
CD Baby Pro’s publishing catalog quadruples in 2014
Indie artists unlock new revenue streams never before available to them Our rights management service for songwriters—known as CD Baby Pro—had a huge year of growth in 2014. The service … Continue reading
How Music Publishing Works
Music publishing, songwriter royalties, and you Music publishing is one of the least understood — and most important — aspects of the whole music business. It’s how songwriters earn the … Continue reading
What is a Mechanical Royalty? Music Publishing Unlocked
What’s a mechanical royalty? There’re a number of different kinds of publishing royalties you can earn from the usage of your original music. One of the big sources of publishing … Continue reading
What is a Performance Royalty? Music Publishing Royalties Explained
Music publishing is one of the most important revenue generators for an artist that writes original material. To read about the various kinds of publishing royalties you can generate through … Continue reading
5 Ways to Make Money in Music Publishing
How do you make money in music publishing? Have you ever wondered why the main songwriter in one of those megastar bands can afford to buy a mansion when the … Continue reading
What is music publishing?
Making money from music publishing as an independent artist “Music publishing is the owning and exploiting of songs in the form of musical copyrights.” – Randall Wixen, The Plain and … Continue reading
Introducing CD Baby Pro
CD Baby Pro revolutionizes how artists get paid for their original music Since 1998, it’s been our mission to help independent artists build a career on their own terms. This … Continue reading