Globex Music

Why licensing a public-domain carol cover differs from licensing a copyrighted pop holiday hit.

Diagnosing late or missing cover song royalties: the five most common causes and how payout thresholds affect your timeline.

Publishing administration protects songwriter income. If you only release covers, here's what it can and can't do for you.

Livestreaming a cover requires performance and sync rights, not the mechanical license used for recorded releases.

Cover song mechanical licenses don't automatically cover every country. Here's why that trips artists up and how to avoid it.

Reimagining a song's genre doesn't change the licensing rules. Here's what actually changes — and what doesn't.

A cover song in an ad needs sync licensing, not just mechanical licensing. Here's the difference and why it matters.

A practical guide to writing a split sheet for cover song collaborators, plus how it fits alongside mechanical licensing.

How mechanical licensing for covers actually gets approved, from the publisher's side of the desk.

How to pitch a cover song to blogs and curators — and why the pitch has to work harder than it does for original music.