Why are there royalty black boxes?
Each year millions of dollars of royalties seem to vanish into thin air, never going back to the deserving songwriters, and here’s why. A guest post by Tony van Veen. Continue reading
5 Signs you’re rushing the creative process
If you keep finding that your music is lacking, it may be because you are rushing the process. If this is true for you, here are 5 reasons behind it. Continue reading
SoundExchange paid out $235M in Q1 2022, $9B overall
SoundExchange has now distributed more than $9 billion in digital royalties to 560,000 music creators since its founding in 2003. The digital PRO distributed $235 million during Q1 2022 alone.. Continue reading
Becoming a producer: The basics
Are you a songwriter ready to record your music but not exactly sure how to go from song idea to music producer? These ideas will get you started. A guest. Continue reading
Artists that plagiarized other music, or did they?
Did Dua Lipa steal the musical elements from a song she heard in an elevator? Keep reading to find out. A guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0. You. Continue reading
How to prep song metadata the right way
You may think that once a song is finished you can just send it to a distributor and be done with it. However there are a lot of little details. Continue reading
Did Dua Lipa’s Levitating steal from more than one song?
Dua Lipa was received two separate copyright infringement lawsuits after releasing her hit “Levitating”. Were these accusations valid? Let’s take a closer look. A guest post by Stephen Carlisle of. Continue reading
Spotify music editors sound off on The State Of Indie Music
Indie is a vast genre that can be easily lost track of. The people at Spotify are ready to catch you up. from Spotify: For the Record One of the. Continue reading
Symphonic launches Women Empowerment++ mentorship program [APPLY NOW!]
In honor of International Women’s Month, Symphonic is launching Women Empowerment++, a mentorship program aimed to further the progress of women throughout the music industry. By Randi Zimmerman from the. Continue reading
How to create Beatport LINK Playlists
Beatport LINK is a streaming service for DJs that makes Beatport’s extensive electronic music catalog available to stream audio into all your LINK subscription enabled devices. With it, you can also. Continue reading
