DSP
Digital Service Provider — any platform that delivers music to consumers in digital form, including interactive streaming services (Spotify, Apple Music), download stores (iTunes), and non-interactive webcasters. DSPs are required to obtain mechanical and performance licenses and report usage data to rightsholders.
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DSPs Explained: How Digital Service Providers Handle Metadata, Reporting, and Royalties
DSPs Explained: How Digital Service Providers Handle Metadata, Reporting, and Royalties DSPs explained: this article breaks down how digital service providers ingest and validate metadata, produce event and financial reports, and convert usage into royalty payments. You will get standards-first, field-level guidance including DDEX ERN examples, identifier and split validation rules, reporting cadences, and the matching logic that catches most lost royalties.
360 Deals in the Music Industry: A 2026 Guide
360 deals let labels take 15-50% of your income across recorded music, touring, merch, brand deals, and sometimes publishing. This guide explains exactly what labels claim from each revenue stream and how to negotiate better terms in 2026.
Song royalty tips: 7 ways to maximize your earnings
Most songwriters leave money on the table through registration gaps, territory blind spots, and misunderstanding royalty streams. These seven song royalty tips fix the operational gaps that cost writers thousands in unclaimed music royalties every year.
Uncommon ways your song can make you money: beyond streaming and radio
Most songwriters focus on streaming and performance royalties while missing dozens of niche revenue streams. These uncommon ways your song can make you money require active catalog management but collectively represent significant income that independent writers leave unclaimed.
¿Por que estar en una PRO no es suficiente? Los 3 pasos que faltan
Afiliarte a una PRO es esencial, pero solo cubre derechos de ejecución pública. Mecánicos, sincronización y derechos conexos quedan sin gestionar, dejando miles de dólares sin cobrar cada año para creadores independientes.
Mistakes Songwriters Should Avoid During Song Registration
Mistakes songwriters should avoid during song registration determine whether you collect every dollar your music earns or leave thousands on the table. Registration errors fragment your catalog and break royalty matching across CMOs, DSPs, and mechanical licensing databases.
Set up Songtrust Spotlight in 5 steps
Songtrust Spotlight gives songwriters visibility into royalty flows across territories and DSPs. This guide walks through the five-step setup process, from account linking to your first data sync, so you can start tracking what you're owed.
Songtrust: Business and Technology Partner to the Creative Community — How to use it for music publishing administration
Songtrust: Business and Technology Partner to the Creative Community provides global music publishing administration for independent songwriters and composers. This guide covers account setup, catalog registration, royalty collection from CMOs worldwide, and when Songtrust makes sense for your publishing rights.
Regalías Mecanicas vs Ejecucion Publica: cómo cobrar ambas correctamente
Las regalías mecánicas y de ejecución pública son flujos de ingresos separados que requieren infraestructura de recaudación diferente. Entender Regalías Mecanicas vs Ejecucion Publica es fundamental para compositores independientes que gestionan sus propios catálogos.