Music Licensing

Lyric House’s Approach to A&R For Sync
By Patrick Clancy on May 24, 2021
To say that Lyric House has been busy during the last year would be an understatement, and the creative key to our success lies in...
Finding Your First Song by a Pro
By John Cesario and J Stone of Rocket Songs on May 17, 2021
Sometimes, let’s face it: You don’t write the songs. That’s okay; you’re in good company. Even artists who’ve won industry awards for their songs don’t...
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6 Music Licensing Resources You Should Know About
By Nicole McCray on April 6, 2021
Music licensing has become a means for income for many musicians now that concerts, gigs, and most live entertainment of any kind has been halted....
Soundstripe VP Jay Harren on Music Licensing and the Perks of Royalty Free Tunes
By Benjamin Ricci on February 18, 2021
Have you ever made a video, found the perfect song to match the vibe of your creation, and excitedly publish it to your YouTube channel...
Why Artists Should Care about Metadata and Asset Management
By Emma Griffiths on February 13, 2020
It’s no secret that the music industry is plagued with data problems. Incorrect and badly handled metadata is leaving billions on the table (the value...
How to get your production music into the right hands
By Bruce Zimmerman on February 26, 2019
Finders, Keepers: How to get your production music into the right hands via music libraries Production music libraries have become the go-to music tool for many...
The Metadata Modernization Act (Yes, You Read That Right)
By Michael St. James on January 8, 2019
By now, I’m hoping you know that the most comprehensive overhaul of music copyright law and licensing in a generation is now the law of...
5 Steps to Your 2018 Christmas Music Release
By Michael St. James on November 8, 2018
You still have time. You can still bust out a Christmas EP that might net you thousands of new fans on streaming platforms everywhere. While...
Download Pioneer eMusic Pivots to Blockchain
By Michael St. James on November 6, 2018
eMusic is old-school, OG MusicTech. It was 20 years ago (1998) when the company launched as the “first ever legal, digital music store.” If you’re...
Everything You Need to Know About Clearing Music Samples
By Deborah Mannis-Gardner on September 24, 2018
WHY YOU NEED A LICENSE I’ve been doing music clearances for going on 20 years, and the main thing I’ve noticed along the way is...