Business Music

The Art of Business in Music

Business Music helps you learn how to approach your music as a business, invest in your art, and make your fans your shareholders. Use our Business Music video series to shape your objectives for success in the music industry.

Each short video presents helpful information. The Business Music video content includes:

• how-to guides
  
• step-by-step instructions for administrative tasks
• answers to frequently asked questions
• case studies from other artists
  
• resources for music publishing, distribution, sync licensing, and more

Whether you're an independent artist building a career on your own or working with a label to achieve your professional goals, understanding and approaching your music as your business can help you establish your unique value and invest in yourself.

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Business Music videos to Watch

Royalties and Performance Rights

• What are mechanical royalties?
• What are performance royalties?
• What is a P.R.O.?
• What do Performance Rights Organizations protect?
• What do Performance Rights Organizations not protect?
• Which PRO should I register with?

Streaming Royalties

• What is interactive streaming?
• What is non-interactive streaming?
• What are streaming royalties?
• Who tracks streaming royalties?
  

Intellectual Property

• What is default copyright?
• Copyright: what it is.
• Copyright: what it isn't.
• What are the different types of copyrights?
  

Copyright Registration

• Work of the Performing Arts Copyright Checklist
  
• How to file a work of the performing arts copyright.
  
• Sound Recording Copyright Checklist
• How to file a sound recording copyright
• What happens after you register a copyright?
• How do I search for a copyright online?

Music Distribution

• How do I distribute my music?
• How to distribute a song with DistroKid
• How to sell your music with TuneCore

6 Ways to Make Money with Music

• Sell Music to Followers and Fans
• Performing Live
• Sync Licensing
• Royalties
• Compose Music for Other People
• YouTube

Artist and Music Registration Codes

• ISRC vs. ISWC
• What is an ISRC code?
• What is an ISWC code?
• What is my IPI number?

How to Register Songwriters and Artists

• Which PRO should I register with?
  
• How to register as a songwriter with BMI
• How to register a song with BMI
• BMI Registration Checklist
• What’s in a BMI registration confirmation?

Getting a Record Deal

• What does it mean to "get signed"?
• What is a distribution deal?
• What is a production deal?
• What is a 360 deal?
• What is a major label deal?

Songwriting Split Sheet

Keep track of the contributions of every songwriter you collaborate with using the Songwriting Split Sheet. Use the Songwriting Split Sheet to document all of the composers and authors who wrote music and lyrics for your song. Also document important dates and publishing rights organization registration information.

Keep all the need-to-know information about each song in one place. Subscribe below to download the free printable split sheet.

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