Blog Entries tagged 'Royalties'

An Overview of Artist Royalties in the Music Business by David Rose

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Like almost everything else in the music business, it seems the ways artists earn royalties and actually get paid is confusing and a bit of a mystery. Below is an overview of how the typical royalty streams for musicians are earned, collected and paid in the music business.

Before we get into the specifics of royalties it’s important to understand the difference between a songwriter and a recording artist since royalties for each are often times different.
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The DIY Musician New Release Checklist by David Rose

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Artists no longer have to wait for a record label deal to get their music recorded or distributed. Self releasing one’s own material is now a very viable option. However, if you are self releasing there are a few business items that will need to be tended to before making the music available for streaming or purchase. Please note that this information is for USA based releases.

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Project Unfound Artist Helping Musicians Get Paid by David Rose

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SoundExchange collects royalties from satellite, cable and online radio stations on behalf or recording artists and record labels in the United States. Each time a song is played on stations from XM, Sirius, Pandora, Last.fm and the like Soundexchange collects royalties that are supposed to be paid out directly to recording artists and their record label (regardless of an artist’s “recoupment” balance with their label).

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What Would John Doe Do - Drummer Dilemma

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John Doe is the founder of the seminal Los Angeles punk group X, a solo artist and actor. John answers questions from our community members in the WWJDD? blog. Photo by Autumn de Wilde.

A Question from Scott in Maine

Hi John, First off I'm a huge fan of X, and your solo albums/CD's.

'Forever Hasn't Happened Yet' is a favorite.

Music Publishing Terminology by Garry Velletri

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Garry Velletri is Senior Vice President of Bug Music. He has been with Bug since 1985 and is based in New York.

Music Publishing Terminology

The ownership and management of exploited music copyrights by licensing and registering certain

rong>rights and the collection of the resulting royalties and fees including mechanical royalties, performance royalties and synch fees.

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What Would John Doe Do - Sharing Songwriter Royalties

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John Doe is the founder of the seminal Los Angeles punk group X, a solo artist and actor. John answers questions from our community members in the WWJDD? blog. Photo by Autumn de Wilde
Question from Kathy in South Carolina

Hi JD,

I am a songwriter in an emerging band and we are about to complete and release our debut cd. What is your take on sharing songwriter royalties with others in the band? Also, how does one decide which performing rights organization to join these d [...]