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- ArticleWhat Does a Music Distributor Actually Do?Distribution is delivery, not ownership. What a distributor does, what it usually does not do, and how to compare options.
- GlossaryDistributorA company that delivers recordings and metadata to streaming and download platforms and passes back revenue and reporting. Distribution is delivery, not ownership.
- ArticleWho Actually Owns a Song?A recorded song is usually two different copyrights with two different owners. Here is how to tell who owns what before money, contracts or collaborators get involved.
- ArticleHow Music Royalties Actually WorkRoyalties follow rights and metadata. A plain-language map of recording and publishing income, who collects each one, and where artists lose money they already earned.
- ArticleThe Independent Artist 90-Day Release PlanRelease day is not a strategy. A week-by-week framework for preparing, launching and extending a single, EP or album.
- ArticleIndependent Artist Revenue StreamsStreaming is revenue, not the entire business. A map of the ways independent artists earn, and how to decide which to build first.
- ArticleMaster Rights vs. Publishing RightsMasters and publishing are the two sides of every recorded song. Here is what each one covers, who usually controls it and how each earns.
- ArticleHow Independent Artists Can Use AI ResponsiblyTechnology should multiply human creativity, not erase it. What is settled, what is still uncertain, and practical rules for using AI tools.
- GlossaryLabel ServicesServices such as marketing, playlist pitching, funding or project management offered by a distributor or company, sometimes in exchange for a revenue share or other terms.
- ArticleMetadata: Why It Decides Whether You Get PaidMetadata is the information that connects a stream or a broadcast to the people owed money. Here is what to get right before release.
- Free ResourceIndependent Artist Release ChecklistEvery task between a finished mix and a well-run release day, in order.
- Free ResourceRoyalty Registration ChecklistThe registrations that connect your songs to recording and publishing income.
- Free Resource90-Day Release PlannerA week-by-week planner for preparing, launching and extending a release.
- Free ResourceMetadata ChecklistThe fields to confirm for every recording before you deliver it anywhere.