Publishing Essentials
The Life Cycle of a Song: From Songwriting to Royalties
At ONE Publishing, we explore the song's life cycle and how songwriters and producers can maximize each phase. When a song is born, it embarks on a journey that goes...
Why Knowing Your Song's Metadata is Essential for Your Music Career
Metadata connects your music to the money you earn. To stand out on Spotify, Apple Music, and other platforms, organizing your metadata is essential. Every day, over 120,000 songs are...
How to Avoid Trouble When Using Someone Else's Music
In today's music industry, the creative reuse of third-party material — through covers, samples, loops, or artificial intelligence — is part of the artistic process. However, any use of preexisting...
Understanding Music Publishing Deals
There are three main types of music publishing agreements: Administration, where the songwriter retains full ownership; Co-Publishing, with shared ownership and a 75/25 revenue split favoring the songwriter; and Full...
What Happens When Someone Hits Play on Your Song on a Digital Platform?
When someone listens to a song you composed on a streaming platform like Spotify, Apple Music, or YouTube, you should start earning distribution royalties and publishing royalties for your composition....
Why Knowing Your Song's Metadata is Essential for Your Music Career
Every day, over 120,000 songs are uploaded to streaming platforms. Many miss out on royalties for one simple reason: metadata.Even though it's invisible, metadata connects your music to the money...
The Do's and Don'ts of Sampling
First what is a Sample? A sample is a short fragment of an existing recording used in a new song. It might be a vocal line, a drum loop, a...