What does streaming music pay in 2016? That’s becoming an increasingly tricky question. But here’s the latest breakdown from an artist royalty report, courtesy of, Paul Resnikoff at DigitalMusicNews.com: It takes 776 streams on YouTube to earn a dollar, and just 32 on Microsoft Groove. On...
November 29, 2016 President-elect Donald J. Trump Office of the Presidential Transition 1717 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20006 Dear President-elect Trump: We, the undersigned members of The Recording Academy’s National Advocacy Committee, write to congratulate you and to reach out to you about the current state of the music economy...
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[caption id="attachment_5155" align="alignleft" width="278"] Tami LaTrell, GRAMMY Nominated Songwriter, Advocate for Music Reform & Creator rights[/caption] In just two weeks, members of The Recording Academy like myself will participate in the advocacy initiative called GRAMMYs in My District. Grammys In My District, will see over 2,000 music...
FAIR PAY FOR ALL MUSIC ON ALL PLATFORMS Support the Fair Play Fair Pay Act The Fair Play Fair Pay Act Establishes Free Market Pay For All Music Creators And Creates Fair, Technology-Neutral Rules For Music Services Ends Government Picking Winners and Losers: The radio market today is distorted...
Hello to all my wonderful writers and producers out there! I keep getting emails and comments on my Youtube channel about the songwriter split sheet link not working. So I found a new split sheet that I actually like better because it's much easier to complete and...
Hey Creators!! In this edition of The Writer’s Block I share my thoughts on the recent Publisher and PRO rulings from the Department of Justice (DOJ) that has the industry mad! I’m kinda pissed too, but kinda not…watch the full vid to see why… and don’t...
During my vacation in New York, I got a chance to sit still and read music mogul's GRAMMY award winning songwriter/producer LA Reid's new book, Sing To Me. It was filled with soooo many jewels as well as some jaw-dropping industry gossip that had me anxious to turn every...