Globex Music

What actually happens to your payment when a cover song's mechanical license gets rejected before release.

A timeline breakdown of how long cover song licensing actually takes across four major distributors.

How to write artist bios and release descriptions that actually help your cover songs get found and streamed.

Renaming a cover doesn't change the licensing math — here's what actually happens if you retitle one before release.

Why a steady cover song release cadence builds more long-term streams than releasing many covers at once.

What a 14-track cover catalog actually earned in a year, broken down by platform, release cost, and payout timing.

Playing a cover live still requires licensing — here's what's actually covered and what isn't.

Re-record or remaster your old cover? Compare cost, licensing, and quality tradeoffs before you re-release.

A clear breakdown of what a statutory royalty rate is and how it actually affects a cover song release.

A practical breakdown of what's actually licensable when covering mobile game soundtracks, and where hyper-casual games get tricky.