Royalties

This week, Ari hops on for a solo episode to explain how to fairly compensate session musicians without cutting them into your publishing.

This week, Ari is joined by Mag Rodriguez, founder and CEO of EVEN to discuss how direct-to-fan platforms are changing the game for artists.

Whew. I caused quite a stir on social media for my “Don’t cut your drummer into publishing” video.

One of the most important steps to do before releasing a song is to figure out royalty splits.  It’s much more complicated than it sounds. There are all sorts of splits baked into every recording. There’s publishing (who wrote the...

This week, Ari is joined by Marc Caruso, CEO and co-founder of Angry Mob Music, to discuss the evolving landscape of music publishing.

This week, Ari is joined by Liz Pelly, author of Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist.

The news broke this past Sunday that Universal Music Group and Spotify have struck a new, multi-year licensing deal.

This week, Ari talks to Lucas Keller, the Founder/President of Milk & Honey management about the ins and outs of the publishing industry.

This week, Ari is joined by Serona Elton, head of educational partnerships at the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC), to discuss mechanical royalties and licensing in the music industry.

Spotify just revealed its annual Loud and Clear report revealing some top level numbers with some granular insights from 2023.