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How to sell a song?
Posted on 2/14/25 at 8:05 pm
Posted on 2/14/25 at 8:05 pm
Do you take a cash one-time payment or a royalty?
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Posted on 2/14/25 at 8:11 pm to deeprig9
Posted on 2/14/25 at 8:38 pm to deeprig9
If you sell it, it doesn't belong to you anymore. It's better usually to publish it, then if someone records it, and it sells you will receive royalties.
Posted on 2/15/25 at 4:22 pm to auggie
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If you sell it, it doesn't belong to you anymore. It's better usually to publish it, then if someone records it, and it sells you will receive royalties.
What's the best way to publish a song?
Posted on 2/15/25 at 5:49 pm to deeprig9
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What's the best way to publish a song?
First, you have to find a publisher that really likes your song and has faith in it.
It should be somebody who has had success and connections in the music business.
If you find a publisher like that, you will contract the song with them. They will do a pro demo and start pitching the song to artists.
If they get your song recorded, you split the royalties with them.
Posted on 2/15/25 at 5:52 pm to auggie
Do you know any that you would recommend?
Posted on 2/15/25 at 6:37 pm to deeprig9
It depends on the type of songs you have.
My experience is mostly with country music.
It all depends on the genre.
My experience is mostly with country music.
It all depends on the genre.
Posted on 2/15/25 at 6:51 pm to auggie
Also keep in mind that publishers aren't really looking for single songs so much, as they are looking for people who can write songs. Lots of them.
Posted on 2/15/25 at 10:20 pm to auggie
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Also keep in mind that publishers aren't really looking for single songs so much, as they are looking for people who can write songs. Lots of them.
This is good info. Thank you auggie. In this case the genre is indeed country. So I know I'm competing with 100,000 other people.
Posted on 2/15/25 at 10:30 pm to auggie
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My experience is mostly with country music
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"Act Naturally" is a song written by Johnny Russell, with a writing credit given to Voni Morrison and publishing rights transferred to Buck Owens
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By 1963, Russell was writing with a woman named Voni Morrison, who also worked with a Bakersfield, California-based singer named Buck Owens. After Russell played "Act Naturally" for Morrison, she thought it would be a natural for Owens, and she told Russell that she could get him to record it.[5] Because no one had yet recorded it, and Russell had an agreement with Morrison to share songwriting credits, he gave her partial credit, though her only role in the song was submitting it to Owens
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One night, Russell got a phone call from Owens asking if he could record the song, and he said yes. "I later found out that he had already recorded the song that day and just wanted the publishing rights," Russell said. "I was more than pleased to give him the rights in order to get the song recorded."
Posted on 2/15/25 at 10:37 pm to auggie
Do I copyright it before I go to a broker?
Posted on 2/15/25 at 10:46 pm to deeprig9
quote:Things to mention in your song:
In this case the genre is indeed country
1. Mama
2. Trains
3. Trucks
4. Prison
5. Getting drunk
Posted on 2/15/25 at 10:54 pm to deeprig9
Do you have a working recording of the song?
If so I would upload it to soundcloud or something similar, with your info and the date you wrote it.
If you want to be involved with country music, I suggest joining this organization and becoming involved. Go to events, song pitches etc..
They have a lot of good info available and can connect you with the right people.
LINK
If so I would upload it to soundcloud or something similar, with your info and the date you wrote it.
If you want to be involved with country music, I suggest joining this organization and becoming involved. Go to events, song pitches etc..
They have a lot of good info available and can connect you with the right people.
LINK
Posted on 2/15/25 at 11:13 pm to deeprig9
Your work is copyrighted when you first created it. To register your copyright, however, you need to do so via The Library of Congress at loc.gov.
Posted on 2/15/25 at 11:22 pm to shutterspeed
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To register your copyright, however, you need to do so via The Library of Congress at loc.gov.
Have you done this?
I only have 2 songs registered and the publisher took care of doing that.
Is it a pretty easy process?
I've always pitched songs without worrying about them being registered, but I make sure that I have it recorded somewhere already first.
Posted on 2/15/25 at 11:46 pm to auggie
I've done it for films and screenplays, not music. Distributors will generally expect you to have done it as part of deliverables. It's a very easy process, costing about $45-60. You just fill out an online form, pay the fee, and upload the work.
Posted on 2/16/25 at 2:27 am to shutterspeed
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I've done it for films and screenplays,
Very cool!
Would love to pitch you a story.
Posted on 2/16/25 at 9:38 am to auggie
I’ll try to be as helpful as I can.
This post was edited on 2/16/25 at 3:00 pm
Posted on 2/16/25 at 10:29 am to deeprig9
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Do I copyright it before I go to a broker?
Absolutely. It costs $65 and you can copywrite up to 10 pieces of work at a time. You can join a publishing house like ASCAP or BMI. They won't actively pish your material, but you will be protected if someone wants to copy/record/use your song.
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