Music publishing agreements contain a word artists should pay attention to: Exclusive. Publishing administration often requires an administrator to have exclusive authority over specified works during the agreement. But not every music-rights service operates exclusively.…
TikTok has become one of the most important music discovery platforms in the world. Songs can move from relative obscurity to millions of listeners after being featured in a popular TikTok video, trend or challenge.…
Spotify has changed much more than how people listen to music. It has also changed how music itself is valued. A song recorded 30, 40 or even 60 years ago can continue generating royalties every…
You’ve released a song, spent time and money creating it, and then discover someone else is using your music on YouTube without asking. So, how do you stop others using your music on YouTube? As…
Music catalogue sales regularly generate enormous headlines. An artist sells the rights to decades of songs. A music company or investment fund pays hundreds of millions. The artist’s greatest hits apparently have a new owner.…
RouteNote offers RouteNote Select – our liquidity platform for artists and labels. Please get in touch if this is of interest. If you are an independent artist earning regular royalties, you have probably wondered at…
