By Tami LaTrell, music business executive and music rights expert A stream, download, broadcast, or licensed use does not automatically become money in your account. Before royalties reach you, your music must be registered, identified, reported, matched, and connected to the correct owners. That is the through-line behind...
By Tami LaTrell, Music Business Executive and Music Rights Expert The MLC intends to begin the market-share distribution process for remaining unclaimed accrued blanket royalties in 2027. When that process begins, it will start with royalties from January 2021, the first month that digital service providers reported...
Congrats are in order for Tami LaTrell who was featured as a Spotlight with Songtrust in honor of Women’s History Month. Read the full story here. ...
We wrote this record in 2012 at an impromptu studio session in LA. We had no idea who each other was but our previous publisher Big Jon Platt paired the four of us together and we freestyled this entire song that night lol I swear...
Today we celebrated another #GRAMMYsOnTheHill where members of The Recording Academy such as artists, songwriters, producers, and engineers reminded Congress that current music legislation needs to be updated in order for music creators to properly get compensated. The Music Modernization Act is currently at the center of...
Thankful for everyone who made it out to my #MusicPublishing101 class!! The ever-changing music industry is a complicated beast at times and it takes real courage to admit you don't know everything and be willing to invest in the knowledge that can ultimately protect and fuel your...
Here's a throwback from 2013: Conversations Live with Cyrus Webb features Tami LaTrell who drops jewels on treating her gift of singing and songwriting as a business, building your brand as an independent artist, and why social media engagement is so important in the music industry. [audio...
Backup your music and podcasts if you have them on Soundcloud's platform because it may all be gone tomorrow. Independent artists, DJ's and podcast shows are waiting on the fate of Soundcloud as the company's investors determine whether or not it's worth a bailout. A leak has...