Music Rights
Music Rights
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Music RightsCD Baby client Cienfue appears in the latest installment of The Game Plan
Spotify’s instructional video series features independent artist Cienfue. CD Baby is happy to see one of the artists we distribute, Cienfue, appear alongside Sheryl Crow and Matt & Kim to talk about music royalties in...
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Music Rights
Get your songwriting splits right, or you might not get paid at all
Why accurate songwriting splits are crucial when paying music publishing royalties. Our friends at ASCAP just made a fun little animated video that explains why it’s so important to get all your co-songwriting splits in...
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Music Rights
CD Baby Publishing reaches 1,000,000 songs!
We’re now helping 160,000 songwriters in over 50 countries collect all the publishing royalties they’re owed worldwide. CD Baby Publishing reached a big milestone recently: ONE MILLION SONGS. That’s how many compositions we’re administering the...
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Music Rights
Does my producer deserve publishing and songwriting credit?
How to compensate your producer or beatmaker. If you create original music and haven’t signed your publishing rights away, YOU are your own publisher and YOU own your publishing. You are owed publishing royalties for...
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Music Rights
Who owns your music publishing rights and how does the money get split?
Your music publishing rights and you: What you own and who owes you royalties. If you’re a songwriter, a composer, a lyricist, or anyone else who creates original music, and you’ve not signed a deal...
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Music Rights
What to do if your artist name is similar to another band name (Trademark 101 for Musicians)
Trademark Woes: When two bands have the same name!!!!! [This article was written by Katelyn Kindberg. It should not be taken as legal advice. For help with your trademark concerns, please consult with your lawyer.]...
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Distribution
How to make money from your music on Facebook
Facebook music monetization for indie artists: What you need to know! CD Baby has partnered with Facebook to monetize your music across the still-dominant social media platform, plus Instagram and Oculus. If you’re an independent artist,...
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Music Rights
How old do you have to be to copyright your music?
The age limit for copyright. Is there an age requirement to copyright something in the USA? No, there is no age requirement. But, there is a classic American Dilemma here: copyrights are governed by Federal...
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Music News
44% increase in mechanical royalty rates for streams in the USA
Songwriters win a big victory: The royalty rate for interactive streams will rise by 44% over the next five years. Right now streaming services pay about 10.5% of their revenue to songwriters for the usage...
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Music News
The Music Modernization Act aims to boost songwriter revenues from interactive streaming
CD Baby supports efforts to improve the way mechanical and performance royalties are calculated. The music industry is a completely different beast than it was when the copyright laws currently governing royalty rates were written....
