FAQs

SONA is an advocacy organization formed by and for professional songwriters in 2015 to fight for songwriters’ rights, including:

★ Our right to fair pay in the age of digital media

★ The ability to advocate for ourselves

★ Our right to safety and equity in our workplaces


In other words, SONA is the closest thing to a union songwriters can legally have.

★ The economics of streaming make it nearly impossible to benefit any one songwriter. Songwriters need a collective voice to fight for the value of their work.

★ Roughly 3⁄4 of what a songwriter earns is decided and controlled by outdated government regulations.

★ Songwriters are not allowed to unionize under current U.S. law.

★ We fight at the highest levels of our government and our industry for the value of our profession amid the challenges of a rapidly shifting music marketplace.

★ We put #songwritersfirst! SONA is creator-founded and creator-led – we represent no one else’s interests but songwriters and composers. Sometimes we’re the only voice of the songwriter in the room where big decisions are made about songwriters. 

★ We educate the songwriting community about our profession’s most pressing issues, and create community where we build our strength in numbers.

★ Songwriters, composers as well as any music industry professional or person who supports our mission!

Become a Member - Join SONA!

Diamond Membership

$500 Annual Dues

Benefits

  • Receive emails and updates
  • Invitation to Quarterly Open Membership Meetings; learn about the committees that run SONA and get involved!
  • Free admission to interviews and interactive Q&As with songwriters and top music industry executives
  • Free admission to our annual Town Hall
  • Free merch item upon joining
  • Free admission to Lunch n Learn
  • Networking opportunities
  • Discounted merch

 

GO DIAMOND 

Platinum Membership

$100 Annual Dues

Benefits

  • Receive emails and updates
  • Invitation to Quarterly Open Membership Meetings; learn about the committees that run SONA and get involved!
  • Free admission to interviews and interactive Q&As with songwriters and top music industry executives
  • Free admission to our annual Town Hall
  • Discounted merch
  • Free admission to Lunch n Learn
  • Networking opportunities

 

GO PLATINUM 

Gold Membership

$50 Annual Dues

Benefits

  • Receive emails and updates
  • Invitation to Quarterly Open Membership Meetings; learn about the committees that run SONA and get involved!
  • Free admission to interviews and interactive Q&As with songwriters and top music industry executives
  • Free admission to our annual Town Hall
  • Free admission to Lunch n Learn
  • Networking opportunities

 

GO GOLD 

Silver Membership

Student Membership

Students!

Are you a student with a “.edu” email address?

Contact [email protected] from your .edu email address for our special student discount off the first year of any tier of membership!

Let’s Chat!

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