Every artist knows which songs performed best on release day. But those are not necessarily the recordings with the greatest long-term potential. Sometimes a track that received very little attention when it first came out…
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A customer walks into a restaurant. Your song is playing. Does that create income for you? Potentially. But commercial music royalties can travel through several different systems. Understanding the reporting process helps artists and labels…
DistroKid launched its Publishing administration service in October 2026. But the service is not yet available to every songwriter. DistroKid’s current eligibility guidance states that an account must have at least five and no more…
If you love Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas”, start with Miranda Lambert, Megan Moroney, Lainey Wilson and Zach Top. Those artists capture different parts of the song’s appeal. Some specialise in traditional country storytelling. Others combine…
“Ameno” is a song that sounds like it is being sung in Latin. But the words are largely invented. They aren’t a conventional religious prayer. They don’t contain a hidden ancient message. And many of…
The famous Succession theme was composed by Nicholas Britell. It’s an original instrumental piece written specifically for the HBO series. And its unusual sound comes from combining two musical worlds that don’t normally belong together.…
Ashe’s “Stop the Wedding!” is about wishing you could go back in time and tell your younger self to leave a relationship that was making you unhappy. And the story behind it is real. Ashe…
There is no correct marketing budget for a song. An artist with £300 should not imitate a label spending £30,000. And an artist with £30,000 should not automatically spend it simply because the money exists.…
Upload a video containing a popular song to YouTube and there is a good chance YouTube will recognise the music surprisingly quickly. It might identify the song even if it is playing quietly in the…
“The Dead Dance” is about feeling emotionally dead after a breakup, then rediscovering enough joy to dance again. Lady Gaga has explained the song unusually clearly. A relationship ends. For a while, you stop believing…
