music law

Music Biz 101: How Do Songs Make Money?

Music Biz 101: How Do Songs Make Money?

MONEY STREAM #1: PERFORMANCE ROYALTIES

As a songwriter or producer, you get paid performance royalties every time a song containing your words or music is used commercially. This is most common when your song is played on the radio (AM/FM, satellite, or internet), live concert, TV, or restaurants. (https://www.tunecore.com/guides/how-do-my-songs-make-money).

In order to collect performance royalties, 1. you need to…

Featured Speaker: A3C 2019 Recap

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[A3C IS A WRAP] I was honored to provide FREE LEGAL ADVICE in the Creator Complex hosted by @cdbabymusic at @sae_northamerica and connect with some really great creatives like this @iamjsmash who is lighting the industry up as a producer/engineer/musician working with artists like Dave East and BJ the Chicago Kid!


I will share a few of their questions AND my answers on my "Minute of Your Time" podcast so be sure you are subscribed to my YouTube channel!

GRAMMY NEWS: District Advocate Day

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For the 3rd year in a row I’ve had the honor of leading a team of music creators to discuss current music laws and pending legislation with United States Congressmen and women. This year I lead a dynamic group to share their own personal connections to music and discuss copyright protections, the CASE Act, establishing a performance right on terrestrial radio and more. with Representative Barry Loudermilk’s office.

GRAMMY Advocacy is the largest grassroots advocacy effort in the country and I am a proud proud advocate for music creators big and small and so honored to continue to play a part!

GET THE FULL RECAP & GET INVOLVED HERE: https://www.grammy.com/advocacy