24 top Latin songwriters have been nominated to fill 6 slots in the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame. Voting is open to the public here until midnight on April 15. The full list of Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame 2018 nominees: Performing songwriter Nominees: Charly García (Argentina) João Gilberto (Brazil)…
Category archives: Publishing & Songwriting
Using Your Email Signature To Effectively Market Music
Here Dave Ruch looks at an area of marketing where most artists can use improvement: the email signature. Prime real estate that is often underutilized, this piece explores how to use your email signature as a form of lite marketing with every email sent. ______________________________ By Dave Ruch , from…
Songwriters Demand Share Of Spotify, Facebook Deals With #soldforasong Campaign
With recent Facebook deals netting labels and publishers tens of millions of dollars, and next months Spotify IPO creating a windfall of tens millions more, songwriters are demanding their fair share with the Brits leading the charge. #soldforasong That hashtag is the battle cry for a campaign launched this week…
Why You Shouldn’t Compare Your Music To Others
With all the data and analytics available for measuring your music’s impact and success, it can be tempting as an artist to play the comparison game and assessing how your play count compares with that of your rivals. Such behavior only brings disaster, however. _________________________ Guest post by Patrick McGuire…
Songwriter, Music Publisher Relationship Examined
In this piece we explore the details of a publishing agreement between a songwriter and and a music publisher, as well as looking at some of the clauses which are typically included in such agreements. ________________________ Guest post by Justin M. Jacobson of Soundfly’s Flypaper We will now examine the…
A Musician’s Guide To Top Tax Deductions
It’s tax season once again, and for those fortunate enough to be working as self employed musicians, this means an opportunity to claim a number of deductions and expenses when filing your tax return. _____________________________ Guest post by TurboTax from Soundfly’s Flypaper Editor’s Note: We found this article on how…
Bankrupt iHeartMedia Owes Musicians Millions
Included in the mountains of documents filed in preparation for last night’s iHeartMedia bankruptcy were lists of unpaid bills. Alongside $20 billion in debts to bondholders were performing rights organizations, record labels, a music streamer, and others that return revenue to musicians. Here’s a partial list of the millions of…
Dubset, Rumblefish Partner For Royalty Payment Solution
Dubset Media, which handles royalties for DJs, announced a strategic partnership with music licensing and administration company Rumblefish. The deal enables “a turnkey royalty payment system” between music publishers. “Publishing administration for DJ mixes and remixes has historically been a very manual, painful process,” Stephen White, CEO of Dubset, said….
Miley Cyrus Sued For $300M Over Hit ‘We Can’t Stop’ [Listen and Compare]
Miley Cyrus has been sued for $300 million by a Jamaican artist because her 2013 song “We Can’t Stop” allegedly sounds a lot like the 1998 reggae song “We Run Things.” Michael May, aka Flourgon, says his song reached No. 1 in his home country and has been “a favorite…
How To Fix Music Modernization Act’s Broken Audit Clause
The much maligned Music Modernization Act here comes under fire for its fatally flawed "audit" clause. Rather than simply cast stones however, this article form Chris Castle looks at potential solution for fixing the clause. _______________________ Guest post by Chris Castle of Music Tech Policy Доверяй, но проверяй The famous…