The Essential Guide to Music Rights for Creators
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A clear breakdown of performance, mechanical, neighboring, and sync rights, what they mean, how they earn you money, and why protecting them matters.
Music Royalties: What They Are and How They Work
4 min read
Understanding the four core types of music royalties (performance, mechanical, sync, and neighboring) and how each one earns you money.
Metadata Checklist for Artists: Avoid Missing Royalties
3 min read
A practical checklist of the key metadata fields artists must track to prevent lost royalties and ensure every stream and play is accounted for.
Distributing Your Music: What to Do Before Uploading
4 min read
Step-by-step guide to preparing your rights, metadata, and splits before uploading music to distributors like DistroKid or TuneCore.
How to Prepare a Catalog for Digital Rights Management
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A structured approach to cleaning metadata, verifying splits, and aligning rights so your catalog is ready for ingestion into modern systems.
Understanding Global Royalty Flows (A Practical Guide)
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An instructional walkthrough of how royalties move across territories, PROs, and societies, and what partners need to know to minimize leakage.
How to Register a Song with a PRO (Step-by-Step)
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Learn exactly what information you need and how to register your music with ASCAP, BMI, PRS, or other PROs so you never miss out on royalties.
Managing Splits and Agreements with Songwriters
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Guidance for publishers and labels on collecting, verifying, and documenting songwriter splits to reduce disputes and speed up registrations.