Discovery Song Camp is hosted by Spotify’s Secret Genius initiative
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Category archives: Songwriting
In LA? Strike a Licensing Deal at Songtradr’s Synch Showcase
Synch licensing is lonely. So Songtradr is throwing an offline synch licensing party. When it comes to synch licensing, most of the action is either online or behind-the-scenes. If you’re an artist, you rarely meet the people licensing your mus…
I’ll Pay You $5,000 to Write a Song — But It Has to Use These 7 Notes
Serj Tankian from System of a Down is issuing a challenge to the entire songwriting community. And $5,000 to the writer who pulls it off. “I give you 7 notes. You give me your best.” That’s the simple challenge from Serj Tankian. H…
The Easiest Way to Fix the Streaming Mechanical is to Get Rid of It
More than 500 songwriters and publishers are seeking punitive damages for Spotify’s failure to pay mechanical royalties. How did we get here? Interactive ‘streaming mechanicals’ were invented by stakeholders in 2008 to address the concern that streaming would cannibalize record sales which would, in turn, vanquish mechanical royalties. So they imposed a replacement that mollified […]
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How To Get Your Copyrights Back From Your Label or Publisher
There’s a little known section in the US Copyright Act of 1976 enabling any copyright owner to get their rights back after 35 years. Meaning, if you wrote or released a song with a label or a publishing company after January 1st 1978, you can terminate your agreement and get all your rights back. It […]
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Spotify must now show songwriters the respect they deserve – or risk a backlash
Why now is the perfect time for Daniel Ek’s business to finally give composers credit
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Hip-hop artists dominate USA’s Top Songwriters chart in first half of 2017
Metro Boomin, Kendrick Lamar and Drake all take Top 5 spots in six months to end of June
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Songtradr Expands Its Reach Into Hundreds of Thousands of Stores
Songtradr just inked a serious partnership with Mood Media, a massive supplier of in-store music. Once upon a time, getting radio play was the only real way to gain exposure. Now, technology has blown that memory to bits, with a strange twist for in-store retail play. Thanks to on-the-spot recognition by apps like Shazam and […]
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‘You’ve got to work at songwriting 7 days a week. There’s no such thing as writer’s block.’
Lamont Dozier is a legend. You could learn a lot from him.
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‘I joined a cult for 4 years and lost $1m. But maybe, in the end, I won.’
Desmond Child’s insane life story – the latest in our World’s Greatest Songwriters series
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