https://wearethemusicmakers.co/latest Music tech and AI in music: the news that matters, what we think about it, and a directory of the tools. en-us Wed, 30 Sep 2026 04:30:00 GMT https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/09/music-modernization-act-explained-what-it-fixed-and-left-broken https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/09/music-modernization-act-explained-what-it-fixed-and-left-broken The 2018 Music Modernization Act rebuilt US streaming mechanicals, brought pre-1972 recordings into federal law and wrote producer royalties into the statute. It left AM/FM radio untouched, and unclaimed song money still goes out by market share. Here is what each part does for you, with worked examples and a checklist. Wed, 30 Sep 2026 04:30:00 GMT We are the music makers artist-rightsmusic-modernization-actroyaltiespublishingexplainer https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/09/publishing-deals-admin-co-pub-full-publishing https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/09/publishing-deals-admin-co-pub-full-publishing A publishing deal decides who owns part of your song, who registers it, and for how long. Admin deals leave ownership with you for a fee. Co-pub and full publishing deals trade a share of the copyright for an advance and a team. Here is how the money splits, how long the rights stay away, and why the catalogue sales of 2026 make ownership the part to guard. Fri, 25 Sep 2026 04:30:00 GMT We are the music makers industrypublishingsongwritersroyaltiesexplainer https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/09/isrc-iswc-ipi-upc-metadata-explained https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/09/isrc-iswc-ipi-upc-metadata-explained Four codes identify your recording, your song, you as a writer and your release. Royalties go missing when they don't line up with each other, usually because the splits disagree or nobody linked the recording to the song. Here is what each code does, who issues it, and a release-day checklist. Thu, 17 Sep 2026 04:30:00 GMT We are the music makers workflowsmetadataroyaltiespublishingexplainer https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/09/youtube-shorts-music-revenue-explained https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/09/youtube-shorts-music-revenue-explained Shorts don't pay per play. YouTube pools Shorts Feed ad money each month, takes out a music share for every Short that uses a licensed track, and the music share reaches artists only through a label or distributor. Here is the maths, with YouTube's own worked example, and what to check in your statements. Fri, 04 Sep 2026 04:30:00 GMT We are the music makers industryyoutubeshortsroyaltiesexplainer