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TrendingAdministration, Co-Publishing, and Where the Songwriter's Money Sits
August 20, 2026A song's income splits into a writer's share and a publisher's share. What an administration deal does, what a co-publishing deal...
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TrendingHow Performing Rights Organisations Collect the Money Nobody Sees
July 28, 2026Blanket licences, sampled usage data and reciprocal agreements explain how public performance money reaches songwriters, and why...
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TrendingWhat AI Voice Cloning Actually Threatens in Music Rights
July 26, 2026Composition copyright, recording copyright and rights in a person's voice are three different things. Why a synthetic vocal that...
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TrendingHow Sync Licensing Became a Real Career Path
July 25, 2026Sync needs both the composition and the master cleared. Why one-stop control, clean paperwork and instrumental versions win...
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TrendingHow the Charts Actually Count a Hit
July 23, 2026A chart position is the output of a formula: weighted streams, purchases, a fixed tracking week and anti-gaming rules. What that...
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TrendingEditorial Versus Algorithmic: Spotify's Playlist Power Has Shifted
May 6, 2026RapCaviar placements are down 30 to 50 percent as Spotify leans algorithmic. Here is what that shift and Discovery Mode's payola...
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TrendingHow TikTok Rewired A&R: Shrinking Intros and Songs Built to Loop
May 3, 2026Song intros have shrunk from twenty seconds to five, and viral timelines dropped from 340 days to 50. Here is how TikTok changed...
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TrendingWhy Investors Bought the Dylan, Springsteen, and Queen Catalogs
April 29, 2026Song catalogs sold for record sums in 2021 and 2022, then the market seized up when rates rose. Here is the economics behind the...
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TrendingWhat One Stream Actually Pays: Royalties From Platform to Artist
April 25, 2026Per-stream rates vary from a tenth of a cent to over a cent depending on the platform. Here is how streaming money actually flows...
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TrendingVinyl Passed a Billion Dollars in 2025, and the Pressing Plants Still Can't Catch Up
April 22, 2026RIAA figures show US vinyl revenue topped a billion dollars in 2025, but pressing plant backlogs of six to nine months expose a...