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GENERAL LICENSING: WHERE ARE MY ROYALTIES? [INFOGRAPHIC]

Soundstr Raises $1.1M Seed Round

5 Things to Know Before Renewing Your Music Licenses
With the New Year just around the corner, it’s likely time to renew your music licensing agreements. But this industry is under some major changes that could impact all businesses. In June of 2016, the Department of Justice proposed changes to the Consent Decrees. These agreements govern how ASCAP and BMI, the two biggest US […]

GENERAL LICENSING INFOGRAPHIC

CONSENT DECREE IMPACT INFOGRAPHIC

5 Things Songwriters Need to Know About the Consent Decree
What is the Consent Decree, and why are people talking (and so upset!) about it? While the music industry can seem glamorous, it does have its “unsexy” parts just like any other business sector. For songwriters, one of the least discussed (yet most important topics) is music licensing. But major changes to the consent decree – […]

5 REASONS WHY SONGWRITERS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT METADATA
Why do songwriters need to know about metadata? Isn’t that just for the business-side of the industry? Metadata is becoming a common word these days. It was the hot topic at South by Southwest 2016 and has made its way around the blogosphere in recent months. But what does it mean, and why should songwriters […]

5 FUTURISTIC WAYS YOUR BRAND CAN SPONSOR EVENTS
In today’s digital age, you may have to do more than hang a banner to captivate audiences at an event. Smartphones and social media are killing our attention spans. In a study conducted by Microsoft between 2000 and 2015, our ability to focus has dropped from 15 seconds down to a pitiful 8 seconds. Eight […]

PERFORMING RIGHTS, SIMPLIFIED P3: THE PROBLEM & SOLUTION
For the final part of our series, “Performing Rights, Simplified,” we’re going to roll up our sleeves and get our hands dirty. This series has focused on what performing rights are, methods of royalty collection and distribution, and the current climate of the industry. To be clear, we support performing rights. We believe that songwriters […]