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For nearly a decade, SONA's focus has been to provide reliable information from expert sources about the fast-changing music industry.
For nearly a decade, SONA's focus has been to provide reliable information from expert sources about the fast-changing music industry.
They formed the soundtrack of my life. Carole. Aretha. Dolly. Stevie. Joni. Carly. Ellie. Chrissie. Cynthia. Laura. Karla. These women songwriters, with their stellar bodies of work, made unforgettable names for themselves. So much so that we’re actually able to identify them on a first name basis.
Advocacy, May 3, 2023
The writers are on strike. I feel hopeful, vicariously excited, anxious, and totally jealous. I mean, I’m a writer too....
Advocacy, March 31, 2023
If you love songwriters and hate the many ways songwriters are underpaid, paid slowly, or not paid at all, please read the following: There is over a quarter billion dollars of mechanical-royalty income related to songs that were streamed between 2018 and 2022 that has not been paid — and there is no guidance on when it will. Sign the petition: https://bit.ly/phonoiii
Advocacy, January 6, 2023
Don Henley, Sheryl Crow, Sting and a slew of other musicians are throwing their support behind a new federal copyright...
Education, December 8, 2021
The “Consent Decrees” that affect songwriters are court-approved federal agreements between the Department of Justice and ASCAP & BMI. When these...
Education, December 8, 2021
—The new media in the digital world are combining various income types and it can get confusing. —There are two...
Education, December 8, 2021
There are many different kinds of publishing deals and you should never sell or give away your publishing without careful...
Songwriters are prohibited by a 1980’s NLRB [National Labor Relations Board] ruling from being able to unionize, so they can’t......
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What’s the best way for songwriters to get across a lot of complicated information about why they aren’t getting paid......
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SONA’s attorney, mentor, and “kraken”, Dina LaPolt gives an inspiring TED-talk on how songwriters became the most vulnerable members of the music creator community and what can be done to protect them and uphold the value of...
READ MOREAdvocacy focused non profit, Songwriters of North America (SONA) has retained Sound Circle Management (SCM) for strategic services while conducting a diligent search for its next Executive Director. Interested candidates should send their resume to [email protected]
In a big win for creative expression, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed The Decriminalizing Artistic Expression Act, which restricts the use of rap lyrics as evidence in court in California.
Legendary songwriter Autumn Rowe has collaborated with some of the industry’s biggest names including Dua Lipa, Pitbull, Zendaya, Ava Max, The Knocks, Leona Lewis, Tori Kelly and Kali Uchis, and wrote the dance anthem behind the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup, Happiness, featuring Alexis Jordan.
After a grueling, hard-fought and ultimately victorious legal battle over streaming rates for the years 2018-22, the National Music Publishers’ Association, the Nashville Songwriters Association International, and the Digital Media Association today have announced a settlement with streaming services for certain mechanical streaming rates in the U.S. for the years 2023-2027: 15.35%.
The new law would require judges to weigh whether allowing prosecutors to cite rap lyrics will "inject racial bias" into a criminal case.
Autumn Rowe has worked on songs for artists like Jon Batiste, Dua Lipa, Diana Ross and Cher Lloyd
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