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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.
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...
Education, December 8, 2021
IMPORTANT CONCEPT: Every song’s revenue is divided into two separate parts: the writer’s share and 2. the publisher’s share Let’s...
For Supporters, December 2, 2021
September 19, 2019, Los Angeles, CA: SONA (Songwriters of North America) held their 5th Annual SONA Summit at The Village...
Education, November 24, 2021
Let’s start with some basic definitions: The first thing to know is that there is a difference between an “artist”...
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...
Education, December 8, 2021
IMPORTANT CONCEPT: Every song’s revenue is divided into two separate parts: the writer’s share and 2. the publisher’s share Let’s...
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 MOREThe Black Music Action Coalition has issued a report on representation for Blacks and other people of color in mainstream country music, and, probably unsurprisingly to anyone who has followed the genre and some of its attendant racial controversies, the picture painted isn’t a pretty one.
The artist claims MBK Entertainment is dictating her career decisions past the point allowed under state law.
Introducing Music Publishing in the Age of the Songwriter, a new report from Synchtank.
If enacted, the bill will make it would harder to use rap lyrics as evidence – a tactic that critics say is unfair and discriminatory.
After collaborating with Diana Ross and Jon Batiste, the artist dishes about pulling herself up by the bootstraps and how she's paying it forward with The Songwriter Fund
What happens when lyrics are used as evidence in a criminal trial?
The Black Music Action Coalition has issued a report on representation for Blacks and other people of color in mainstream country music, and, probably unsurprisingly to anyone who has followed the genre and some of its attendant racial controversies, the picture painted isn’t a pretty one.
The artist claims MBK Entertainment is dictating her career decisions past the point allowed under state law.
Introducing Music Publishing in the Age of the Songwriter, a new report from Synchtank.
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