Artist’s Guide To Fixing Broken Music Metadata
In the current music economy, getting your metadata right is essential for bands and artists. Broken metadata can cut you off from royalties, allow credit to be stolen from you,. Continue reading
New Spotify Tool Gives Artists Less Money For More Promotion [VIDEO]
Spotify’s new tool offers artists the option of giving some of their songs preferential algorithm treatment, making the songs is more likely to be heard – unfortunately, these priority songs. Continue reading
YouTube Is Making Quite A Bit Of Money
Although not usually viewed as the golden child when it comes to paying artists fairly, YouTube’s bottom line is – perhaps not surprisingly – looking quite good, according to recent. Continue reading
5 Things You Must Know About YouTube Royalties
Although YouTube can be a huge boon to artists, understanding the ins and outs of how the platform works (and how it makes you money) can be challenging. In this. Continue reading
TV & Radio Royalties: What You Need To Know
Successfully landing your music on TV or Radio is one of the most satisfying accomplishments a musician can achieve. Better yet, it means you’re probably getting paid as well. Here,. Continue reading
Most Common Mistakes Artists Make When Registering Songs
If you want to actually receive royalties for your music, it’s essential that your songs be properly registered. Unfortunately, it’s all too easy to make mistakes during this process and. Continue reading
Sync Licensing: How Does It Work?
As part of Disc Makers’ ongoing series on rights and royalties, Tony van Veen here unpacks sync licenses, how they work, and how indie artists can get a piece of. Continue reading
Calculating Spotify’s Per Stream Payout Harder Than You Might Guess
It’s well known that Spotify doesn’t have the greatest reputation when it comes to paying artists a livable wage, but determining exactly how much the popular streaming service is providing. Continue reading
Think Music Streaming Is The Devil? Think Again [Bobby Owsinski]
In this piece, Bobby Owsinski pushes back against the common industry narrative that the streaming economy is to blame for the pitifully small royalty checks artists often receive these days.. Continue reading
SoundExchange & Neighboring Rights Explained
In this continuation of Disc Makers’ series on music copyright and royalties, CEO Tony van Veen dives into the concept of neighboring rights and how the organization SoundExchange tackles tracking. Continue reading
