How do I earn royalties from my sound recordings? Making money from your sound recording involves the exploitation of that sound recording’s copyright. But what is your copyright? As we … Continue reading
Music Rights
Making the complicated details of music rights easier to understand for independent musicians. Make sense of important issues like copyright law and music royalties.
How to Collect All Your Music Revenue Sources
Do you know all the ways your music can generate income? Royalties. Earnings. Income. Revenue. Scratch. Bones. Loot. Notes. Moolah. Dough. There are a lot of words for money. And … Continue reading
The CASE Act is Leveling the Playing Field for All Creators
Understanding the CASE Act Last summer, a major artist sampled one of our artist’s songs, even after the artist rejected the original sample request. The major artist sampled the song … Continue reading
The Easiest Way to Register Your Music Copyright
Establishing your ownership and registering with the U.S. Copyright Office are the only real steps you can take to protect yourself (and when things go wrong, it could pay off … Continue reading
Are you REALLY monetizing your music on YouTube?
How to know if your artist channel is eligible for monetization through the YouTube Partner Program. Are you really monetizing your music on YouTube? That might seem like a silly … Continue reading
How to Legally Clear Samples to Copyrighted Music
Can I sample copyrighted music without permission if it’s less than 6 seconds of audio? [Disclaimer: I’m not a lawyer. Just sayin’… ] Is sampling legal? Let’s be honest: Sampling … Continue reading
How Pandora Royalties Really Work: A Complete Guide [infographic]
How to collect all your royalties for Pandora plays. What kind of royalties are being generated when someone hears your music on Pandora, and how do you collect them? Since … Continue reading
Royalty splits for remixes: How to pay your remixer
How should you compensate a remixer? Music rights management comes down to two questions: Who owns what? Who’s owed what? In many musical collaborations, things like copyright and publishing splits … Continue reading
CD 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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading