What to actually look for in a distributor's terms before you upload your first cover song.
Covers now come before originals in many artist strategies. Here's the data-backed reasoning why.
Instrumental cello covers still need mechanical licensing. Here's what changes when there are no lyrics or vocals involved.
A synthwave reinterpretation is still a cover under copyright law. Here's exactly what licensing that requires.
What happens to your cover's licensing when the original song's authorship is legally contested.
How licensing actually works when you rearrange a song for full orchestra, and what it costs to release it.
Spotify for Artists tools work differently for cover musicians. Here's how to actually use them.
Releasing a cover as both audio and video? You're dealing with two separate licensing categories, not one.
What actually speeds up cover song licensing when you're racing a deadline, and what doesn't.
How meme song covers actually get licensed, and how to release one legally without guesswork.

