Category archives: publishing

So You’ve Inherited A Song Catalogue, What Now?

Many Children or Spouse Inherit a song catalogue but they are not aware of what benefits they can get. It’s better to get the advice from an expert.

What the #covfefe?! Trump Has Nothing On Songwriters… The Most Nonsensical Song Titles Of All Time

Trump set the internet on fire today trying to guess the true meaning of an apparent mis-spelling tweeted as #covfefe. But Comrade Combover has nothing on the songwriters that create new words to fit the music; and some non-words even became accepted vocabulary. Bootylicious anyone? __________________________________ While the internet is…

Sony/ATV Partners With Lyric Financial Fast Royalty Advances To Songwriters, Publishers

Sony/ATV has partnered with Lyric Financial to enable their U.S. songwriters and publishing clients to request advances in less than a minute. The Lyric Financial vATM is a new component of Sony/ATV’s new SCORE royalty portal which songwriters and their managers real-time access to their current royalty account. In addition,…

Industry Insiders Share Their Secrets On Getting Your Music Licensed

Although making any appreciable volume of money through streaming is challenging for an artist who’s not already an established big name, sync licensing can be an accessible way for lesser known artists to earn an income. ___________________________ Guest post by Matt Blankenship of Soundfly’s Flypaper We’re living in the Spotify…

ASCAP Names Tony Dunaif EVP, Head Of International Affairs

ASCAP has appointed digital business strategist Tony Dunaif as Executive Vice President and head of International Affairs. He will oversee ASCAP’s international business and society relations outside of the United States. Tony Dunaif Prior to joining ASCAP, Tony Dunaif was SVP Digital Products at iN Demand, a joint venture owned…

Another Safe Harbor For Digital Services Coming Soon [David Lowery]

Considering the financial havoc that has been wreaked with artists’ income as a result of Google’s DMCA safe harbor for YouTube, it seems odd that anyone remotely informed on the topic of music licensing would think another safe harbor for streaming services would be a good idea, and yet that’s…

Spotify Songwriter Settlement Points Finger At Facebook [Chris Castle]

While Spotify gets at least one gold star for settling the songwriter/publisher class action lawsuit brought by Melissa Ferrick and David Lowery for $43.4 million, an even bigger online giant is ignoring its obligations to creators all together… _____________________________ Guest post by Chris Castle of Music Technology Policy Robert Levine…