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October 13, 2021

What are Neighboring Rights?

Why We Wrote This Guide Music Business World reported in 2016 that neighboring rights account for over $2 billion in revenue per year. In today’s music industry, it is vitally important that songwriters, music publishers, record labels, recording artists, and featured artists familiarize themselves with neighboring rights. Contents What Are Neighboring Rights? Terrestrial vs. Digital Public Performance Background / History […]

What is Rights Management?

Why we wrote this guide This guide describes the role of a digital rights manager, the value they provide, and a few signs that you may need rights management representation. The information below highlights the budding significance of rights management services in the digital era and how it’s shaping the future of creative industries around […]

What is a Recording Artist?

Why We Wrote This Guide Recording artists and composers create the foundations of the music industry: compositions and recordings. An understanding of their fundamental positions in the music world is necessary before diving into the detailed inner workings of the industry. We wrote this guide in order to provide readers with a detailed description of what a […]

What is a Record Label?

Why We Wrote This Guide Record labels have been around nearly as long as recorded sound. For years, being signed to a label was thought to be synonymous with “making it” in the music industry. While the internet and digital technology have made it easier for artists to succeed without record labels, they still play […]

Types of Music Releases

Why We Wrote This Guide Albums, singles, LPs, EPs, mixtapes, compilations — the music industry uses a whole host of classifications for commercial releases. As technology evolves away from the original mediums that gave them their names, the definitions have grown convoluted. There are no universal, definitive rules or guidelines for classifying releases. However, by […]

Music Industry Contracts

Why We Wrote This Guide Contracts are the primary tools that entities in the music industry use to enter into business relationships with one another. This makes it important for musicians and business-people alike to have a general sense for how they work. Therefore, the purpose of this guide is to provide a basic overview […]

What is a Songwriter?

Why we wrote this guide While there has never truly been a standardized or traditional approach to becoming a songwriter and making a living as one, songwriting as a profession has perhaps never been more nuanced. As such, it is important for anyone interested in pursuing the craft to have a sense of all the […]

What is a Music Publisher?

Why we wrote this guide The purpose of this guide is to give the reader a fundamental understanding of what a music publisher does, as well as a sense of how their business models are changing and adapting to the digital age. The guide includes detailed descriptions of the inner workings of the typical music […]

Major vs. Indie

Why We Wrote This Guide The terms “major” and “indie” (independent) can be applied to many different entities in the music business. While we most often think of the words in the context of artists and record labels, they can also be refer to publishing, distribution services, radio stations, and virtually any other sector. “Indie” has even become its own […]

Copyright Registration

Why We Wrote This Guide The American government and others offer legal protections to those who create intellectual property. This guide has been written to explain the purpose of copyright registration, outline the registration process and dispel myths about alternative options. Who This Guide Is For American creators who want to protect their intellectual property […]

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