Globex Music

What a rights holder actually owns, why it matters for cover songs, and how it affects your royalties.

A practical breakdown of how cover song royalties flow on AWA, Japan's streaming platform, from licensing to payout.

A clear, numbers-based breakdown of what licensing a cover song actually costs in 2026, and where the real fees hide.

Releasing a cover where the original isn't streaming is usually fine — here's the licensing logic behind it.

We released the same cover song through five distributors and compared cost, speed, and licensing friction.

Why cover songs land on duplicate or mismatched artist profiles, and how to prevent it before you distribute.

Trailer songs often hide a licensing puzzle. Here's how to untangle it before releasing your own cover.

How session musicians and engineers should structure an invoice for cover recording work, with a real line-item example.

A realistic breakdown of how long it takes to get paid for cover song streams, and why the schedule differs from original releases.

A practical guide to releasing dialect covers: licensing rules, metadata pitfalls, and platform review for non-standard languages.