SongPrep

Helping songwriters prepare for the future

[Music Ally @MusicAlly]

1% of artists account for 90% of streams https://t.co/QiEpRjmOKq

[SongPrep @SongPrep]

Despite the impact of COVID-19, BMI is reporting another record year for revenue and royalty distributions.

https://t.co/tedOIFhSfl

[Music Ally @MusicAlly]

Snap strikes deals for licensed music in Snapchat app https://t.co/wXdxxwcLWG

[SongPrep @SongPrep]

@MLC_US Much appreciated! Are the file specifications and delivery methods mentioned in the PDF documented somewhere?

[SongPrep @SongPrep]

Great start! @MLC_US Are there any publicly accessible guidelines on how to interface with the #DataQualityInitiative? We want to help make it accessible to creators and publishers of all sizes 😀

[The Mechanical Licensing Collective @MLC_US]

Proud to announce that we've partnered w/ @Vistex to help successfully enhance their #MusicMaestro software package in order to enable their users to participate in our #DataQualityInitiative (DQI). Publishers #PlayYourPart & learn more about our DQI: https://t.co/0RyE6w6JcB

[SongPrep @SongPrep]

The MLC’s DQI could be a big step forward for rights holders.

[Dae Bogan @daeboganmusic]

I am thrilled to share with you what @MLC_US The Mechanical Licensing Collective has been working on for several months now to address messy data and to help self-administered songwriters prepare your data for The MLC:

https://t.co/18KuiU7Gux

[SongPrep @SongPrep]

HFA members, the deadline to authorize transfer of your information to The MLC and have your account pre-populated is August 7, 2020. If you miss the deadline, you will need to manually enter your data in The MLC’s portal when it launches.

[SongPrep @SongPrep]

@JPriceOfMusic Does "hand it to themselves" refer to the right to distribute unmatched royalties by market share?

[SongPrep @SongPrep]

So, Tencent has stakes in Spotify, UMG and WMG. Spotify has a stake in Tencent. UMG, WMG and Sony have stakes in Spotify. WMG and Sony have stakes in Tencent 🤯

[Digital Music News @digitalmusicnws]

Looks Like Tencent Bought a Bigger Chunk of Warner Music Than We Thought https://t.co/Wbhoj7qe5C

[SongPrep @SongPrep]

@JPriceOfMusic @GeorgeFloydOrg @JPriceOfMusic Be careful here. This account was falsely posing as the “Official George Floyd Organization” on GoFundMe earlier, pocketing ~$3k in donations before the campaign page was removed. They’ve since opened a Shopify store and may have tried scamming TuneCore previously.

[Synchtank @Synchtank]

Spotify's market cap value soars by nearly $4bn in wake of landmark Joe Rogan podcast deal https://t.co/ohUY05WaBR

[AIMP - Los Angeles Chapter @AIMPorg]

How is the pandemic affecting #music royalties? https://t.co/mkloXdaVp8 @Synchtank

[Tom Gray @MrTomGray]

Have a go. Use this table.

Divide the price of a mundane shopping/grocery item by one of the numbers in the first column.

Make sure to tell us which service you’re using as currency.

That’s how you play

‘Songwriter Supermarket’

#BrokenRecord

[SongPrep @SongPrep]

New Music Friday 🔥

https://t.co/XGnsAX0szs

#NewMusicFridAI

[SongPrep @SongPrep]

@MLC_US What data formats will be accepted from self-administered creators or music publishers that are not @harryfoxagency members? The Preparing for 2021 page is instructive on what data to gather, but not how to prepare it for the portal.

https://t.co/px1VeZjetK

[SongPrep @SongPrep]

SOCAN leading by example 👍

[SOCAN @SOCANmusic]

SOCAN's new Encore! Program will pay music creators for live online concerts - https://t.co/wyBT7HIhG5

[HAULIX @Haulix]

As the spread of coronavirus continues to prevent concerts, music professionals are scrambling to find creative ways to resurrect the live music experience. https://t.co/gflIE9S40i

[SongPrep @SongPrep]

Copyright in the Age of Artificial Intelligence:

Can we take the whole repertoire of music of a music producer and feed it to an algorithm without that being a copyright infringement?

— Francis Gurry, Director General, WIPO

https://t.co/UrEiJQIPRF

[SESAC, Inc. @sesac]

SESAC Joins Music Organizations in Submitting Letter Petitioning U.S. Congress to Make Changes to CARES Act and the Paycheck Protection Act: https://t.co/fSTe5DdTDS