In the business of music A&R is a short acronym for Artist and Repertoire. This department or division is composed of the record label’s representatives that have the mandate to look for new acts and promising artists that can be…
The advance in the context of music publishing refers to the amount of money that a music publishing company gives to a songwriter or a music producer so that they can write or produce songs which can then be recorded…
Some Hip Hop producers make money by monetizing unsold instrumentals on YouTube interactive video streaming platform. This means an upcoming music producer has a chance of making money with Adsense by applying for YouTube’s Partnership Program (YPP). In addition, the…
A record label is a chartered corporate entity whose main focus is turning an art form (i.e music) into a money making machine primarily in the music industry but can venture in other fields via the use of a 360…
There is this uninformed misconception that people have in the music business about mechanical royalties and digital downloads. When we say “digital downloads” we are talking specifically about a scenario were music is sold on digital platforms such as iTunes,…