What is music publishing? Music publishing is the exploitation of a song’s composition copyright. The composition of a song is the lyrics and melody as written by one or more … Continue reading
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How to Collect Your Live Performance Royalties
Do you make original music? Do you play that music live? If so, you can earn publishing royalties from your gigs — but most musicians never take the simple steps … Continue reading
Why Signing Up With ASCAP or BMI is Not Enough
Music publishing collection for your songs is more than signing up with ASCAP or BMI. If you make your own original music as an independent artist, songwriter, producer, composer, or … Continue reading
What’s the difference between ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, and SoundExchange?
[This article was written by Dae Bogan and it originally appeared on his website.] I received an email this morning from a reader who had read my piece, “Demystifying The … Continue reading
What is a Performing Rights Organization?
A P.R.O. helps songwriters and publishers get paid for the usage of their music by collecting one of the most important forms of publishing revenue: performance royalties. As a songwriter, … Continue reading
How Performing Rights Organizations Pay Royalties to Artists (and how to make sure you’re getting paid)
Understanding How Independent ArtistsCan Get The Most Out of Their Royalty Payments [HELPFULAW FOR THE INDIE ARTIST is a monthly advice column on legal matters pertaining to the music industry. If you have … Continue reading
The Top 100 Must-Follow Music Resources on Twitter, Pt. 4: Music Organizations
With Twitter, you don’t have to be affiliated with a particular music organization or subscribe to a music company’s services in order to see what they’re up to and learn … Continue reading
Music Licensing Secrets Revealed
Figuring out all the different ways to get paid has taken me years. This article is meant to consolidate and summarize some of the big concepts, and to get you … Continue reading
Supreme Court Ruling: No Performance Royalties Owed for Music Downloads
It’s official: a download is NOT a public performance. Duh! Streaming, yes. Downloads, no. Glad we needed a Supreme Court decision on this. ASCAP, of course, is peeved, hoping it … Continue reading